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CVE-2006-4124

The libXm library in LessTif 0.95.0 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the DEBUG_FILE environment var

The libXm library in LessTif 0.95.0 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the DEBUG_FILE environment variable, which is used to create world-writable files when libXm is run from a setuid program.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00121
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Affected Products & Versions

2
lesstif<= 0.95.0
lesstifall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
pockarol.wiesek.pl · lesstif-advisory.pdfkarol.wiesek.pl
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 19430www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 2144www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD14 Aug 2006 · 11:04 PM
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/21428Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3230
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28298
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