CVE-2006-2916
artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check...
artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.
- Record
CVE-2006-2916- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-273
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.
- Record
CVE-2006-2916- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2913 No score
artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2006-2913- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4532-mwp5-jccg
artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check...
artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.
- Record
GHSA-4532-mwp5-jccg- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-273
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-2916 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Kde Arts, published June 15, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2357
secunia.com/advisories/20899
osvdb.org/26506
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:107
securitytracker.com/id?1016298
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-22.xml
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securityfocus.com/archive/1/437362/100/0/threaded
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27221
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.html
kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-2.txt
mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html
dot.kde.org/1150310128
slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.468256
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2916
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4532-mwp5-jccg