Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-6418
CVE-2006-6418
Description
Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:4.0f:pk8:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:4.0f:pk8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:4.0g:pk4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:5.1a:pk6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, 5.1A PK6
Patches
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References
7- secunia.com/advisories/22743nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483nvdVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txtnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21035nvd
- www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.donvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178nvd
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