Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a modified PATH that references malicious (1) which or (2) dirname programs. NOTE: while opcontrol normally is not run setuid, a common configuration suggests accessing opcontrol using sudo. In such a context, this is a vulnerability.
Published: 2006-02-08
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-0583 Untrusted search path vulnerability in opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a modified PATH that references malicious (1) which or (2) dirname programs. NOTE: while opcontrol normally is not run setuid, a common configuration suggests accessing opcontrol using sudo. In such a context, this is a vulnerability.
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Maynard Johnson Oprofile
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:41:28.884Z

Reserved: 2006-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0576

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-02-08T00:06:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-0576

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2006-02-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-0576 - Bugzilla

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