CVE-2006-6474
Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the current working directory in the DT_RPATH environment variable, which allows local users to load arbitrary ELF DSO libraries and execute arbitrary code by installing malicious libraries in that directory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the current working directory in the DT_RPATH environment variable, which allows local users to load arbitrary ELF DSO libraries and execute arbitrary code by installing malicious libraries in that directory.
- Record
CVE-2006-6474- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the current working directory in the DT_RPATH environment variable, which allows local users to load arbitrary ELF DSO libraries and execute arbitrary code by installing malicious libraries in that directory.
- Record
CVE-2006-6474- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6457 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the current working directory in the DT_RPATH environment variable, which allows local users to load arbitrary ELF DSO libraries and execute arbitrary code by installing malicious libraries in that directory.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6457- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-42xp-w6p2-r2j3 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the current working directory in the DT_RPATH environment variable, which allows local users to load arbitrary ELF DSO libraries and execute arbitrary code by installing malicious libraries in that directory.
- Record
GHSA-42xp-w6p2-r2j3- 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-2006-6474 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Mcafee Virusscan, published December 14, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/23429
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30898
securitytracker.com/id?1017385
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5023
securityfocus.com/bid/21592
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-15.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6474
github.com/advisories/GHSA-42xp-w6p2-r2j3