Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2006-6053
The ext3fs_dirhash function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ext3 stream with malformed data structures.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
References
- secunia.com/advisories/24098 (third-party-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4458 (vdb-entry)
- projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-10-11-2006.html (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/24100 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/24206 (third-party-advisory)