Is CVE-2006-0151 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-0151 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-0151?

CVE-2006-0151 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-0151?

CVE-2006-0151 has an EPSS score of 0.61% (45th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0151?

Upgrade sudo on debian 11 to 1.6.8p12-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-0151

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via a Python script, a variant of CVE-2005-4158.

How to fix

Remediation Available

sudoDebian

Fixed in:1.6.8p12-1CVE-2006-0151

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.61%probability of exploitation in 30 days

45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

secunia.com

Exploit1

securityfocus.com

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references11

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