CVE-2006-0576

highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.004 · 34 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.40% (34th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

23 products

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Who says so?

3 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Untrusted search path vulnerability in opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a modified PATH that references malicious (1) which or (2) dirname programs. NOTE: while opcontrol normally is not run setuid, a common configuration suggests accessing opcontrol using sudo. In such a context, this is a vulnerability.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2006:0355
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2006:0355
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2006:0355
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux v.4 ELSredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2006:0355

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v2.06.1mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-426USLLM-inferred

affected products (23)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
maynard johnson oprofile≤ 0.9.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.5.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.5.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.5.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.5.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.6.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.8nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.8.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.8.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maynard johnson oprofile= 0.9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHEA-2006:0355Red Hat Enhancement Advisory: oprofile enhancement update2006-08-09csaf · redhat_csafUS
An oprofile enhancement update that provides support for POWER5+ and uses the current event names for POWER4 and POWER5 is now available.

also known as (2)

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2006-02-08modified 2026-06-16

references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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