CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1656

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the vserver tool from util-vserver 0.30.209, when the suexec userid parameter is invalid and non-numeric, the command is executed as root. This may cause local users to inadvertently execute dangerous commands with root privileges.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that a local user might unintentionally run a malicious command with full administrative privileges, potentially leading to system integrity compromise or server takeover.

Recommendation

Immediately update the util-vserver package to a version that fixes the validation of the suexec userid parameter. If an update is not possible, restrict access to the vserver tool to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

vserver in util-vserver 0.30.209 executes a command as root when the suexec userid parameter is invalid and non-numeric, which might cause local users to inadvertently execute dangerous commands as root.

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