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
Published Aug 14, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
LessTif is shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 but not 3 or 4. On Enterprise Linux 2.1 we build LessTif with debugging disabled, so the DEBUG_FILE environment variable is ignored and this issue cannot be exploited.
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:P/A:P
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 36.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00449) | 35.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00121) | 28.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 76.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 55.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://karol.wiesek.pl/files/lesstif-advisory.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21428 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19430 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3230 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4124 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28298 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4124
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4124
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2144 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://karol.wiesek.pl/files/lesstif-advisory.pdf | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21428 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19430 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3230 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4124 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28298 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4124 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4124 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2144 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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