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CVE-2006-0576
Untrusted search path vulnerability in opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a modified PATH that references malicious (1) which or (2) dirname programs. NOTE: while opcontrol normally is not run setuid, a common configuration suggests accessing opcontrol using sudo. In such a context, this is a vulnerability.
Published: Feb 8, 2006
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (18)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | * |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.1 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.2 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.3 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.4 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.5 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.5.1 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.5.2 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.5.3 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.5.4 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.6 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.6.1 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.7 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.7.1 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.8 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.8.1 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.8.2 |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0.9 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-9xvh-2qpv-m4fg
Untrusted search path vulnerability in opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.1 and earlier allows local users...
References (8)
- http://www.redhat.com/magazine/012oct05/features/oprofile/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424325/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16536
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10890
- http://www.redhat.com/magazine/012oct05/features/oprofile/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424325/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16536
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10890
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.2 / 10
EPSS Score
0.40%
Top 68% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
28.9 / 100
Data Sources
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