CVE-2006-0224

N/A Unknown
Published: January 25, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in Library of Assorted Spiffy Things (LibAST) 0.6.1 and earlier, as used in Eterm and possibly other software, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the utmp user via a long -X command line argument (alternative configuration file name).

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://freshmeat.net/projects/libast/?branch_id=17907&release_id=217840
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18586
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18632
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18916
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/373
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-976
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-14.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:029
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/22735
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.rosiello.org/en/read_bugs.php?id=25
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423088/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423207/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423366/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16350
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0314
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24303
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://freshmeat.net/projects/libast/?branch_id=17907&release_id=217840
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18586
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18632
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18916
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/373
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-976
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-14.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:029
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/22735
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.rosiello.org/en/read_bugs.php?id=25
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423088/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423207/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423366/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16350
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0314
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24303
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
44th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

libast