CVE-2006-4124
mediumpriority · track · 18OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 39 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The libXm library in LessTif 0.95.0 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the DEBUG_FILE environment variable, which is used to create world-writable files when libXm is run from a setuid program.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.9–4.6
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affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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references (12)
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- http://karol.wiesek.pl/files/lesstif-advisory.pdfenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21428enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19430enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3230enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28298enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2144enisa_euvd
- http://karol.wiesek.pl/files/lesstif-advisory.pdfExploitVendor Advisorynvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21428Vendor Advisorynvd
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