What is CVE-2006-7254?

CVE-2006-7254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2006-7254?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gnu Glibc

CVE-2006-7254

The nscd daemon in the GNU C Library (glibc) before version 2.5 does not close incoming client sockets if they cannot be handled by the daemon, allowing local users to carry out a denial of service attack on the daemon.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Gnu Glibc
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-19

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-7254?: CVE-2006-7254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2006-7254?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.