CVE-2006-1656 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

vserver in util-vserver 0.30.209 executes a command as root when the suexec userid parameter is invalid and non-numeric, which might cause local users to inadvertently execute dangerous commands as root.

Published: 2006-04-06

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vserver:util-vserver::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vserver:util-vserver:0.30.209:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1657	vserver in util-vserver 0.30.209 executes a command as root when the suexec userid parameter is invalid and non-numeric, which might cause local users to inadvertently execute dangerous commands as root.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00049.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=360438
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17361
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=15996
https://savannah.nongnu.org/patch/?func=detailitem&item_id=4966

History

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Subscriptions

Vserver Util-vserver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-04-06T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:01:15.237Z

Reserved: 2006-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1656

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-04-06T10:04:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-1656

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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