CVE-2006-4493

medium

Description

xbiff2 1.9 creates $HOME/.xbiff2rc in a user's home directory with insecure file permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as login credentials. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28680

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3417

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19762

http://www.osvdb.org/28278

http://secunia.com/advisories/21686

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-08-31

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

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

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00056