FKIE_CVE-2006-6474

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-12-14 20:28 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the current working directory in the DT_RPATH environment variable, which allows local users to load arbitrary ELF DSO libraries and execute arbitrary code by installing malicious libraries in that directory.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23278
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23429
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-15.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1017385
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21592
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5023
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30898
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23278
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23429
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-15.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1017385
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21592
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5023
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30898
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