CVE-2006-4493 - xbiff2 1.9 creates $HOME/.xbiff2rc in a user's home directory with insecure file permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as login credentials

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xbiff2 1.9 creates $HOME/.xbiff2rc in a user's home directory with insecure file permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as login credentials

Published Aug 31, 2006

2.1

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.34%

Description

xbiff2 1.9 creates $HOME/.xbiff2rc in a user's home directory with insecure file permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as login credentials. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (5)

http://secunia.com/advisories/21686
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/28278
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19762
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3417
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28680
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/21686		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/28278		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19762		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3417		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28680		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Aug 31, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Aug 31, 2006

Link CVE-2006-4493

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-4493

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-4493