CVE-2006-4655: sco unixware
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-4655 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in sco unixware. EPSS estimates a 0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 09-09-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.90%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
59%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.90% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
4 foundX11R6 < 6.4 XKEYBOARD (sco x86) - Local Buffer Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
X11R6 < 6.4 XKEYBOARD (solaris x86) - Local Buffer Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
X11R6 < 6.4 XKEYBOARD (Solaris/SPARC) - Local Buffer Overflow (1)
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
2 vendors · 2 products
References
15 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1798VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
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- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-195.htmX Refsource CONFIRM