What is the severity of CVE-2006-6382?

CVE-2006-6382 is considered to be a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for local users to exploit insecure file permissions.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6382?

To fix CVE-2006-6382, update to Positive Software H-Sphere version 2.5.0 RC3 or later to ensure proper permissions on log files.

What type of attack is associated with CVE-2006-6382?

CVE-2006-6382 is associated with a symlink attack, allowing local users to manipulate log files and append data to arbitrary files.

What versions of Positive Software H-Sphere are affected by CVE-2006-6382?

CVE-2006-6382 affects Positive Software H-Sphere versions prior to 2.5.0 RC3, including 2.4.3.

Who is vulnerable to the risks posed by CVE-2006-6382?

Local users on systems running affected versions of Positive Software H-Sphere can exploit CVE-2006-6382 to compromise system integrity.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2006-6382

medium

6.8

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

7/12/2006

7/8/2024

CVE-2006-6382

First published: Thu Dec 07 2006(Updated: )

The control panel for Positive Software H-Sphere before 2.5.0 RC3 creates log files in a user's directory with insecure permissions, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Positive Software H-Sphere Winbox	=2.4.3

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/23199

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6382?
CVE-2006-6382 is considered to be a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for local users to exploit insecure file permissions.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6382?
To fix CVE-2006-6382, update to Positive Software H-Sphere version 2.5.0 RC3 or later to ensure proper permissions on log files.
What type of attack is associated with CVE-2006-6382?
CVE-2006-6382 is associated with a symlink attack, allowing local users to manipulate log files and append data to arbitrary files.
What versions of Positive Software H-Sphere are affected by CVE-2006-6382?
CVE-2006-6382 affects Positive Software H-Sphere versions prior to 2.5.0 RC3, including 2.4.3.
Who is vulnerable to the risks posed by CVE-2006-6382?
Local users on systems running affected versions of Positive Software H-Sphere can exploit CVE-2006-6382 to compromise system integrity.

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