CVE-2006-4439

Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-08-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

pkgadd in Sun Solaris 10 before 20060825 installs files with insecure file and directory permissions (755 or 777) if the pkgmap file contains a "?" (question mark) in the mode field, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files or directories, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1871.

Affected products

Sun Solaris: 10.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21633
http://secunia.com/advisories/22992
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102513-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-250.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/28203
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19730
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3397
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2010
http://secunia.com/advisories/21633
http://secunia.com/advisories/22992
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102513-1

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