CVE-2006-4248 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in thttpd, specifically on Debian GNU/Linux and potentially other distributions. A local attacker can exploit a symlink attack on the temporary file 'start_thttpd' to create or modify arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no authentication required, allowing for complete compromise of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
2.25bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:thttpd:2.25b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.