CVE-2006-0177 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Cray UNICOS 9.0.2.2, allowing local users to gain elevated privileges. Specifically, attackers could exploit this by providing a long command-line argument to /usr/bin/script or by setting the -c option of /etc/nu to a filename containing a long line. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring local access with low attack complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:9.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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