CVE-2006-5852

high

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in openexec in OpenBase SQL before 10.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that references a malicious helper binary, as demonstrated by (1) cp, (2) rm, and (3) killall, different vectors than CVE-2006-5327.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2738

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4404

http://secunia.com/advisories/22742

http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116296717330758&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-11-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/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: 0.00176