Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2006· Updated Apr 23, 2026

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.

Affected products

HP/Tru643 versions
cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:4.0f:pk8:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 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:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

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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