CVE-2006-5327

Exp

Untrusted search path vulnerability in OpenBase SQL 10.0 and earlier, as used in Apple Xcode 2.2 2.2 and earlier and possibly other products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified PATH that references a malicious gzip program, which is executed by gnutar with certain TAR_OPTIONS environment variable settings, when gnutar is invoked by OpenBase.

Published: 2006-10-17 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-5327 is rated Exploit Available (57.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.17%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-5327

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5327

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-14 0.07% 0.17% +0.10%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.02%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5327

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-5327

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5327

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-5327: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5327

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5327

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple xcode <= 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openbase_international_ltd openbase <= 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:openbase_international_ltd:openbase:*:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*
openbase_international_ltd openbase 7.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:openbase_international_ltd:openbase:7.0.15:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*
openbase_international_ltd openbase 8.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:openbase_international_ltd:openbase:8.0.4:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*
openbase_international_ltd openbase 9.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:openbase_international_ltd:openbase:9.1.5:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5327

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