CVE-2006-0071

The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files as gid 0.

CVSS v2.0 6.6 MEDIUM

6.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 9.2

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/18284
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-01.xml	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/22211
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16120	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18284
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-01.xml	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/22211
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16120	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:app-crypt_pinentry:0.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:app-crypt_pinentry:0.7.2:r1::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2006-01-04 00:03

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2006-0071

Mitre link : CVE-2006-0071

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-0071

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gentoo

app-crypt_pinentry
linux

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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