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CVE-2006-1542· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Stack-based buffer overflow in Python 2.4.2 and earlier, running on Linux 2.6.12.5 under gcc 4.0.3 with libc 2.3.5, allows local users to ca

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 14/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.90% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 59.2% of all records.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3 (Red Hat:network_satellite:5.0:el4) 0:1-0; rhn-solaris-bootstrap (Red Hat:network_satellite:5.0:el4) 0:5.0.2-3; rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_1_1_3 (Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4) 0:1-0.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3 (Red Hat:network_satellite:5.0:el4) 0:1-0; rhn-solaris-bootstrap (Red Hat:network_satellite:5.0:el4) 0:5.0.2-3; rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_1_1_3 (Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4) 0:1-0 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Stack-based buffer overflow in Python 2.4.2 and earlier, running on Linux 2.6.12.5 under gcc 4.0.3 with libc 2.3.5, allows local users to cause a "stack overflow," and possibly gain privileges, by running a script from a current working directory that has a long name, related to the realpath function. NOTE: this might not be a vulnerability. However, the fact that it appears in a programming language interpreter could mean that some applications are affected, although attack scenarios might be limited because the attacker might already need to cross privilege boundaries to cause an exploitable program to be placed in a directory with a long name; or, depending on the method that Python uses to determine the current working directory, setuid applications might be affected.

LowCVSS 3.7 · v2.0—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Mar 30, 2006
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.9% · 59th percentile
CWE
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Action score

14

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
14 / 40 · 3.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.9%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
pythonpython

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • python pythonup to 2.4.2 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.0:el4rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3before 0:1-00:1-0
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.0:el4rhn-solaris-bootstrapbefore 0:5.0.2-30:5.0.2-3
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_1_1_3before 0:1-00:1-0
Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4rhn-solaris-bootstrapbefore 0:5.1.1-30:5.1.1-3

Same product

python: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2016-5636Integer overflow in the get_data function in zipimport.c in CPython (aka Python) before 2.7.12, 3.x before 3.4.5, and 3.5.x before 3.5.2 all
    47Plan
  • CVE-2007-4559Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remot
    47Plan
  • CVE-2021-3177Python 3.x through 3.9.1 has a buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c, which may lead to remote code execution in certain Pyth
    46Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2004-0150Apr 15, 2004 · Buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in Python 2.2 before 2.2.2, when IPv6 support is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute ar
    32Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2005-0089May 2, 2005 · The SimpleXMLRPCServer library module in Python 2.2, 2.3 before 2.3.5, and 2.4, when used by XML-RPC servers that use the register_instance
    32Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2006-4980Oct 10, 2006 · Buffer overflow in the repr function in Python 2.3 through 2.6 before 20060822 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of servi
    32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_30:1-0 · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.0:el4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_1_1_30:1-0 · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhn-solaris-bootstrap0:5.0.2-3 · Red Hat:network_satellite:5.0:el4Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrylocal2006-03-18

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-12 d
  2. Published
  3. TodayOct 19, 2026+7509 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
High
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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