CVE-2006-6494
Directory traversal vulnerability in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to...
Directory traversal vulnerability in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the LANG environment variable that points to a locale file containing attacker-controlled format string specifiers.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the LANG environment variable that points to a locale file containing attacker-controlled format string specifiers.
- Record
CVE-2006-6494- CVSS 2.0
- 6.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the LANG environment variable that points to a locale file containing attacker-controlled format string specifiers.
- Record
CVE-2006-6494- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6477 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the LANG environment variable that points to a locale file containing attacker-controlled format string specifiers.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6477- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7hrq-6276-2m6h No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to...
Directory traversal vulnerability in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the LANG environment variable that points to a locale file containing attacker-controlled format string specifiers.
- Record
GHSA-7hrq-6276-2m6h- 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-2006-6494 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Sun Solaris, published December 13, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2121
secunia.com/advisories/23317
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30849
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=449
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102724-1
securityfocus.com/bid/21564