CVE-2006-0948 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

AOL 9.0 Security Edition revision 4184.2340, and probably other versions, uses insecure permissions (Everyone/Full Control) for the "America Online 9.0" directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical files.

Published: 2006-08-21

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol:9.0_4184.2340:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-0951	AOL 9.0 Security Edition revision 4184.2340, and probably other versions, uses insecure permissions (Everyone/Full Control) for the "America Online 9.0" directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00034.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/18734
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-08
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1416
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016717
http://www.osvdb.org/27995
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443622/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19583
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3317
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28445

History

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Subscriptions

Aol Aol

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-21T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:56:14.466Z

Reserved: 2006-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0948

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-08-21T18:04:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-0948

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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