4.6

CVE-2006-4655: sco unixware

CVSS: 4.6v2.0MediumModified
Published 09-09-2006Last modified 07-08-2024

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.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.90%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits4exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 09-09-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last 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 version

EPSS 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

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.90%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

4 found
  • exploit-databaselocalscoVerified

    X11R6 < 6.4 XKEYBOARD (sco x86) - Local Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaselocalsolarisVerified

    X11R6 < 6.4 XKEYBOARD (solaris x86) - Local Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaselocalsolarisVerified

    X11R6 < 6.4 XKEYBOARD (Solaris/SPARC) - Local Buffer Overflow (1)

    Maturity: weaponized

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  • exploit-databaselocalsolarisVerified

    X11R6 < 6.4 XKEYBOARD (Solaris/SPARC) - Local Buffer Overflow (2)

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Sco1 product
Sun1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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