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CVE-2006-6165

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

ld.so in FreeBSD, NetBSD, and possibly other BSD distributions does not remove certain harmful environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges by passing certain environment variables to loading processes. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a third party, stating that it is the responsibility of the application to properly sanitize the environment

Key facts

CVSS score
7.8 (v3.1)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score
0.4% (29th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2006-6148)
Published
November 29, 2006
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6148 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on January 17, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • freebsd / freebsd
  • netbsd / netbsd

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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