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CVE-2006-6474

4.6 · MEDIUM

Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the current working directory in the DT_RPATH environment variable, which allows local users to load arb…

Published Dec 14, 2006mcafeeEPSS 0.41%

Overview

CVE-2006-6474 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mcafee virusscan. It was published on December 14, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the current working directory in the DT_RPATH environment variable, which allows local users to load arbitrary ELF DSO libraries and execute arbitrary code by installing malicious libraries in that directory.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mcafee. Update virusscan to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mcafeevirusscan0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/23278Refsecunia.com/advisories/23429Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-15.xmlRefsecuritytracker.com/id?1017385Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/21592Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5023Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30898Refsecunia.com/advisories/23278Refsecunia.com/advisories/23429Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-15.xml

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-6474?

CVE-2006-6474 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mcafee virusscan. It was published on December 14, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-6474?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-6474?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mcafee. Update virusscan to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-6474?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-6474 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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