CVE-2006-0043 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the realpath function of the nfs-server rpc.mountd, affecting SUSE Linux versions 9.1 through 10.0. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code through unspecified vectors related to mount requests and symbolic links. With a CVSS score of 4.6, it is considered a low severity vulnerability, requiring local access with low attack complexity, and potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:personal:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:personal:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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