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CVE-2006-4842

The Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) API 4.6.1 and 4.6.2, as used in Sun Solaris 10, trusts user-specified environment variables for specifying log files even when running from setuid programs, which allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files.

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CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
7.62%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 10, 2026
▲ 0.02pp
7.60% → 7.62% over 2 tracked changes
Connections
3 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Oct 12, 2006
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 23, 2026