CVE-2006-0224 json
Buffer overflow in Library of Assorted Spiffy Things (LibAST) 0.6.1 and earlier, as used in Eterm and possibly other software, allows local…
published 2006-01-25 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-0232
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Buffer overflow in Library of Assorted Spiffy Things (LibAST) 0.6.1 and earlier, as used in Eterm and possibly other software, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the utmp user via a long -X command line argument (alternative configuration file name).
Patch / fix
- libast Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.7-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0224
- rosiello.org/en/read_bugs.php?id=25 advisory
Exploit prediction
0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16350 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
-
rosiello.org
/en/read_bugs.php?id=25
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/16350
vdb-entry, exploit
-
mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:029
vendor-advisory
-
debian.org
/security/2006/dsa-976
vendor-advisory
-
gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-14.xml
vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/22735
vdb-entry
- freshmeat.net /projects/libast/?branch_id=17907&release_id=217840
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/0314
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/18632
third-party-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/24303
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/18916
third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/18586
third-party-advisory
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/373
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/423207/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/423088/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/423366/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-0224
- NVD CVE-2006-0224
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