CVE-2006-0043

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-0043
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-01-31 02:03:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the realpath function in nfs-server rpc.mountd, as used in SUSE Linux 9.1 through 10.0, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving mount requests and symlinks.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS: 0.001330000 probability, percentile 0.328480000 (date 2026-04-16)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 1.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 10.0 All professional All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.1 All personal All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.1 All professional All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.1 All x86_64 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.2 All personal All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.2 All professional All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.2 All x86_64 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.3 All personal All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.3 All professional All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 9.3 All x86_64 All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SuSE Security announcements: [suse-security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: nfs-server/rpc.mountd remote code execution (SUSE-SA:2006:005) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.suse.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
NFS-SERVER Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-975-1 nfs-user-server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
#350020 - realpath()-related buffer overflow in rpc.mountd [CVE-2006-0043] - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
nfs-server "rpc.mountd" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for nfs-user-server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SUSE update for nfs-server - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2006-08-30Mark J CoxThis issue did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.

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