CVE-2006-0646 — ld in SUSE Linux 9.1 through 10.0, and SLES 9, in certain circumstances when linking binaries, can leave an empty RPATH or RUNPATH, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as other users via by running an ld-linked application from the current directory, which could contain an attacker-controlled library file

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ld in SUSE Linux 9.1 through 10.0, and SLES 9, in certain circumstances when linking binaries, can leave an empty RPATH or RUNPATH, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as other users via by running an ld-linked application from the current directory, which could contain an attacker-controlled library file

Published Feb 11, 2006

4.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.42%

Description

ld in SUSE Linux 9.1 through 10.0, and SLES 9, in certain circumstances when linking binaries, can leave an empty RPATH or RUNPATH, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as other users via by running an ld-linked application from the current directory, which could contain an attacker-controlled library file.

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.42% 0.00418

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00418

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.42% (0.00418)	33.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.41% (0.00408)	32.30th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.07% (0.00075)	20.12th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.59% (0.01592)	75.48th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Mar 4, 2023	1.59% (0.01592)	75.48th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.59% (0.01592)	73.48th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.59% (0.01592)	52.35th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0003.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18811
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16581
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0003.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18811		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16581		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 11, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Feb 11, 2006

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

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Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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