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CVE-2006-4124
The libXm library in LessTif 0.95.0 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the DEBUG_FILE environment variable, which is…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.45%
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- mitre
Description
The libXm library in LessTif 0.95.0 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the DEBUG_FILE environment variable, which is used to create world-writable files when libXm is run from a setuid program.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 2144 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 19430 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://karol.wiesek.pl/files/lesstif-advisory.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3230 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 21428 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- lestif-libxm-privilege-escalation(28298) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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