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CVE-2006-0071

The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs,...

6.6 Medium

The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files as gid 0.

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.6

The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files as gid 0.

Record
CVE-2006-0071
CVSS 2.0
6.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files as gid 0.

Record
CVE-2006-0071
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0079 No score

The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files as gid 0.

Record
EUVD-2006-0079
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-75fx-j955-f284 No score

The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs,...

The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files as gid 0.

Record
GHSA-75fx-j955-f284
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2006-0071 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Gentoo Linux, published January 4, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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