CVE-2006-6418
Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4,...
Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2006-6418- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2006-6418- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6401 No score
Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6401- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m7f5-rr3q-xx76 No score
Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4,...
Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.
- Record
GHSA-m7f5-rr3q-xx76- Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2006-6418 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Hp Tru64, published December 10, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483
netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt
securitytracker.com/id?1017211
secunia.com/advisories/22743
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178
securityfocus.com/bid/21035
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6418
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m7f5-rr3q-xx76