CVE-2006-0576
Untrusted search path vulnerability in opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a modified PATH that references malicious (1) which or (2) dirname programs. NOTE: while opcontrol normally is not run setuid, a common configuration suggests accessing opcontrol using sudo. In such a context, this is a vulnerability.
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 33% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- maynard_johnson:oprofile
References
- http://www.redhat.com/magazine/012oct05/features/oprofile/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424325/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16536
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10890
- http://www.redhat.com/magazine/012oct05/features/oprofile/