CVE-2006-1892 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5, allowing an attacker to modify permissions of arbitrary files through a symlink attack on a temporary directory. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low severity with local access required and no authentication, but with a complete impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any known public exploit codes or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE. Its EPSS and FAUCET scores are very low, further suggesting a minimal current risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:1.0.5:*:home:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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