CVE-2006-4493
N/A
Published: August 31, 2006 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorXBIFF2
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
xbiff2 1.9 creates $HOME/.xbiff2rc in a user's home directory with insecure file permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as login credentials. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/21686VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3417VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28680Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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