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TI-2006-04670 Aliases CVE-2006-4842GHSA-c7x4-3f9v-h9qf

The Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) API 4.6.1 and 4.6.2, as used in Sun Solaris 10…

Priority LOW 28CWE-20Published · 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
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07684 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:portable_runtime_api:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.1VulnerableNetscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:portable_runtime_api:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.2VulnerableNetscape
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:portable_runtime_api:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·Netscape
  • cpe:2.3:a:netscape:portable_runtime_api:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·Netscape
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4842
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c7x4-3f9v-h9qf

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

Sources

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