pipe_master in Sun ONE/iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.16 (built May 14 2003) allows local users to read portions of restricted files via a symlink attack on msg.conf in a directory identified by the CONFIGROOT environment variable, which returns the first line of the file in an error message
Published Jun 22, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
pipe_master in Sun ONE/iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.16 (built May 14 2003) allows local users to read portions of restricted files via a symlink attack on msg.conf in a directory identified by the CONFIGROOT environment variable, which returns the first line of the file in an error message.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.2
- 5.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 25.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 25.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 21.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 15.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 13.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-June/046920.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20919 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016312 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016416 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102496-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18749 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2633 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27220 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-June/046920.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20919 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016312 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016416 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102496-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18749 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2633 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27220 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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