CVE-2006-0646

high

Description

ld in SUSE Linux 9.1 through 10.0, and SLES 9, in certain circumstances when linking binaries, can leave an empty RPATH or RUNPATH, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as other users via by running an ld-linked application from the current directory, which could contain an attacker-controlled library file.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16581

http://secunia.com/advisories/18811

http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0003.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-02-11

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00075