CVE-2006-6495
Stack-based buffer overflow in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via large precision padding values in a format string specifier in the format parameter of the doprf function. NOTE: this issue normally does not cross privilege boundaries, except in cases of external introduction of malicious message files, or if it is leveraged with other vulnerabilities such as CVE-2006-6494.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.4% (37th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6478)
- Published
- December 13, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6478 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- sun / solaris
- sun / solaris
- sun / sunos
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=450(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23991
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017376
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102724-1(Patch)
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-019.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21564
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4979
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30848
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1909
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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