CVE-2006-0071 describes a vulnerability in the Gentoo Linux ebuild for pinentry versions prior to 0.7.2-r2, where setgid bits were incorrectly set for pinentry programs. This misconfiguration allowed local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files with gid 0 privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.6, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector and complete confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:app-crypt_pinentry:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:app-crypt_pinentry:0.7.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.