CVE-2006-0576 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in OProfile versions 0.9.1 and earlier, specifically within the opcontrol utility. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating the PATH environment variable to reference malicious 'which' or 'dirname' programs. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability is considered high severity, as it permits complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, particularly when opcontrol is used with sudo. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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