CVE-2006-0196 describes an unspecified vulnerability in Serial line sniffer (slsnif) version 0.4.4. This flaw allows local users to potentially gain privileges by manipulating the HOME environment variable with a long value, likely due to a buffer overflow. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (medium severity), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, and potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:serial_line_sniffer:serial_line_sniffer:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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