CVE-2006-0408 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the rsh utility of Sun Grid Engine (SGE) versions prior to 6.0u7_1. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain elevated privileges through unspecified vectors, likely involving command line arguments. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it presents a high severity risk, indicating complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise if exploited. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:grid_engine:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:grid_engine:6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:grid_engine:6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:grid_engine:6.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:grid_engine:6.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.