CVE-2006-4124

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://karol.wiesek.pl/files/lesstif-advisory.pdfExploit, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21428Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19430Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3230
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28298
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2144
http://karol.wiesek.pl/files/lesstif-advisory.pdfExploit, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21428Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19430Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3230
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28298
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2144

Timeline

Published: Aug 14, 2006
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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