CVE-2006-6418

high

Description

Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21035

http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017211

http://secunia.com/advisories/22743

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-12-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

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