SB2007040303 - Privilege escalation in LDAP Account Manager
Published: April 3, 2007 Updated: July 7, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2007040303
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-7191)
CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to untrusted search path in lamdaemon.pl. A local user can gain elevated privileges via a modified PATH that points to a malicious rm program.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.