CVE-2006-1753 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in fcheck versions prior to 2.7.59, specifically affecting Debian Linux. A cron job within fcheck is susceptible to a symlink attack on a temporary file, allowing a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.6, indicating low severity with local access, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality and integrity impact. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:arm:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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