CVE-2006-1542

lowpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileexploit · functionalEUFRUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · functional

Likely / severe?

0.91% (60th) EPSS

CVSS 3.7 · low

Is it mine?

4 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf · certfr

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Stack-based buffer overflow in Python 2.4.2 and earlier, running on Linux 2.6.12.5 under gcc 4.0.3 with libc 2.3.5, allows local users to cause a "stack overflow," and possibly gain privileges, by running a script from a current working directory that has a long name, related to the realpath function. NOTE: this might not be a vulnerability. However, the fact that it appears in a programming language interpreter could mean that some applications are affected, although attack scenarios might be limited because the attacker might already need to cross privilege boundaries to cause an exploitable program to be placed in a directory with a long name; or, depending on the method that Python uses to determine the current working directory, setuid applications might be affected.

remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedrhn-solaris-bootstrap-0:5.0.2-3.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS)redhat_csaf
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/satellite/Red_Hat_Network_Satellite-5.0.0/html/Installation_Guide/s1-maintenance-update.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0264
Fixedrhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-0:1-0.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS)redhat_csaf
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/satellite/Red_Hat_Network_Satellite-5.0.0/html/Installation_Guide/s1-maintenance-update.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0264
Fixedrhn-solaris-bootstrap-0:5.0.2-3.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0525
Fixedrhn-solaris-bootstrap-0:5.0.2-3.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0525
Fixedrhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-0:1-0.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0525
Fixedrhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-0:1-0.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0525
Fixedrhn-solaris-bootstrap-0:5.1.1-3.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0629
Fixedrhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_1_1_3-0:1-0.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0629

cvss

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

3.7

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.03.7lowAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.9 · impact 6.4

v2.03.3lowAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POCsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-121USLLM-inferredCWE-264USLLM-inferred

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-1591Python 2.4.2 - 'realpath()' Local Stack Overflowfunctional · exploit_db

affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
python python≤ 2.4.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rhn-solaris-bootstrap-0:5.1.1-3.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_1_1_3-0:1-0.noarch as a component of Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS

advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2008:0264Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client security update2008-05-20csaf · redhat_csafUS
Red Hat Network Satellite Server version 5.0.2 is now available. This update includes fixes for a number of security issues in Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client components. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
RHSA-2008:0525Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client security update2008-06-30csaf · redhat_csafUS
Red Hat Network Satellite Server version 4.2.3 is now available. This update includes fixes for a number of security issues in Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client components. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
RHSA-2008:0629Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client security update2008-08-13csaf · redhat_csafUS
Red Hat Network Satellite Server version 5.1.1 is now available. This update includes fixes for a number of security issues in Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client components. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd redhat_csaf certfr NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2006-03-30modified 2026-06-16

references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://secunia.com/advisories/31492 enisa_euvd
http://www.gotfault.net/research/exploit/gexp-python.py enisa_euvd
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html enisa_euvd
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1591 enisa_euvd
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492Broken Linknvd
http://www.gotfault.net/research/exploit/gexp-python.pyExploitnvd
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.htmlThird Party Advisorynvd
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1591Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd

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