CVE-2006-5817 describes an insecure permissions vulnerability in Parallels Desktop for Mac Build 1940, where the prl_dhcpd component sets world-writable permissions (0666) on the /Library/Parallels/.dhcpd_configuration file. This allows local users to modify DHCP configuration. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating low severity with local access, low attack complexity, and potential for partial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
build_1940CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:build_1940:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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