Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 12, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-4842
CVE-2006-4842
Description
The Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) API 4.6.1 and 4.6.2, as used in Sun Solaris 10, trusts user-specified environment variables for specifying log files even when running from setuid programs, which allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:netscape:portable_runtime_api:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:portable_runtime_api:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:portable_runtime_api:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10
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References
10- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/22348nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4016nvdVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448691/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20471nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29489nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1819nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433/nvd
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