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CVE-2006-2916 Details

Description

artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://dot.kde.org/1150310128/ CVENot Applicable
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html CVEMailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/20677 CVEBroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20786 CVEBroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20827 CVEBroken LinkVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-273Improper Check for Dropped Privileges[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
kde arts
1.0
1.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:arts:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:arts:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
linux linux kernel
>= 2.6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-2916
NVD Published Date:
Jun 15, 2006
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2006-2916 Details - Not Deferred