CVE-2006-1656

high

Description

vserver in util-vserver 0.30.209 executes a command as root when the suexec userid parameter is invalid and non-numeric, which might cause local users to inadvertently execute dangerous commands as root.

References

https://savannah.nongnu.org/patch/?func=detailitem&item_id=4966

https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=15996

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17361

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=360438

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-04-06

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

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