CVE-2006-0224 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Library of Assorted Spiffy Things (LibAST) version 0.6.1 and earlier, impacting products like Eterm. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by providing an excessively long -X command line argument, leading to arbitrary code execution with utmp user privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (medium severity), indicating local access, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libast:libast:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libast:libast:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libast:libast:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libast:libast:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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