AUGUST 4, 2026
Live Feed
Back to database
Case File

CVE-2006-4842

LOW · CVSS 3.6 EPSS 7.60% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-10-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
exploit-db.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2006-4842
Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.6
EPSS
7.60%

Original NVD Description

The Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) API 4.6.1 and 4.6.2, as used in Sun Solaris 10, trusts user-specified environment variables for specifying log files even when running from setuid programs, which allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files.