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high 7.2

CVE-2006-0177 json

Multiple buffer overflows in Cray UNICOS 9.0.2.2 might allow local users to gain privileges by (1) invoking /usr/bin/script with a long com…

published 2006-01-11 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-0185

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in Cray UNICOS 9.0.2.2 might allow local users to gain privileges by (1) invoking /usr/bin/script with a long command line argument or (2) setting the -c option of /etc/nu to the name of a file containing a long line.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-27066)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-27066 Cray UNICOS /etc/nu - '-c' Option Filename Processing Local Overflow local, 2006-01-10
  • EDB-27065 Cray UNICOS /usr/bin/script - Command Line Argument Local Overflow local, 2006-01-10
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16205 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0343.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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