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TI-2006-00559 Aliases CVE-2006-0576GHSA-9xvh-2qpv-m4fg

Untrusted search path vulnerability in opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.1 and earlier allows…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00396 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.9.1VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.1VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.2VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.3VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.4VulnerableMaynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.4 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2VulnerableMaynard Johnson
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableMaynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson
  • cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Maynard Johnson

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed—

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0576
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9xvh-2qpv-m4fg

References

Other 2

  • TI-2011-01539 utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to conduct eval… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2011-02163 utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2011-02164 Directory traversal vulnerability in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2011-02165 The do_dump_data function in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.3

Sources

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