CVE-2006-6418

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CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

0.53%

Published

Dec 10, 2006

Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

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Description

Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Products (3)

hp · tru64vulnerable

References (14)

http://secunia.com/advisories/22743

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017211

http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21035

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483

Vendor Advisory

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178

http://secunia.com/advisories/22743

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017211

http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21035

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483

Vendor Advisory

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178

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