HIGH
Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable
Published Dec 10, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.53%
Description
Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.
Affected products
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.53% 0.00533
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00533
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 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 42.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00512) | 39.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 37.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 24.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22743 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017211 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21035 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22743 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017211 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21035 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 10, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 9, 2006
Link CVE-2006-6418
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a