CVE-2006-0071 json
The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs, which allows local users to read or overwri…
published 2006-01-04 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-0079
- cvss
- 6.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files as gid 0.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N |
References
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-01.xml
vendor-advisory, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/16120
vdb-entry, patch
-
osvdb.org
/22211
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/18284
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-0071
- NVD CVE-2006-0071
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