CVE-2006-5817

LOW 2.1CVE-2006-5817 · Published 08/11/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-5817 is a LOW (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability affecting parallels desktop (parallels).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.29%, higher than 21.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
parallels desktop parallels	`= build_1940`	No fix yet

Description

prl_dhcpd in Parallels Desktop for Mac Build 1940 uses insecure permissions (0666) for /Library/Parallels/.dhcpd_configuration, which allows local users to modify DHCP configuration.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0582.html
secunia.com/advisories/22634 · Vendor Advisory

More vulnerabilities in parallels desktop

See all →

Running one of these products? Scan your site to see whether it exposes a vulnerable version.

Scan my site free