CVE-2006-6495

Impact

Stack-based buffer overflow in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via large precision padding values in a format string specifier in the format parameter of the doprf function. NOTE: this issue normally does not cross privilege boundaries, except in cases of external introduction of malicious message files, or if it is leveraged with other vulnerabilities such as CVE-2006-6494.

Affected products

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=450
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23317
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23991
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017376
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102724-1
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-019.htm
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21564
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4979
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30848
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1909
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=450
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23317
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23991
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017376
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102724-1
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-019.htm
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21564
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4979
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30848
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1909