CVE-2006-1542
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-1542 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-03-30 11:02:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-08-02 17:25:00 UTC |
| Description | Stack-based buffer overflow in Python 2.4.2 and earlier, running on Linux 2.6.12.5 under gcc 4.0.3 with libc 2.3.5, allows local users to cause a "stack overflow," and possibly gain privileges, by running a script from a current working directory that has a long name, related to the realpath function. NOTE: this might not be a vulnerability. However, the fact that it appears in a programming language interpreter could mean that some applications are affected, although attack scenarios might be limited because the attacker might already need to cross privilege boundaries to cause an exploitable program to be placed in a directory with a long name; or, depending on the method that Python uses to determine the current working directory, setuid applications might be affected. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Python | Python | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python <= 2.4.2 realpath() Local Stack Overflow Exploit | EXPLOIT-DB | www.exploit-db.com | |
| Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | |
| SecPoint Cyber Security Vulnerability Scanning UTM Firewall WiFi | MISC | www.gotfault.net | Exploit |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server Update for Solaris Client - Advisories - Community | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2007-03-14 | Mark J Cox | Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=187900 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.