CVE-2006-0177

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-01-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Cray UNICOS 9.0.2.2 might allow local users to gain privileges by (1) invoking /usr/bin/script with a long command line argument or (2) setting the -c option of /etc/nu to the name of a file containing a long line.

Affected products

Cray Unicos: 9.0.2.2

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0343.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16205
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24276
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0343.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16205
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24276

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