Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-2451

The suid_dumpable support in Linux kernel 2.6.13 up to versions before 2.6.17.4, and 2.6.16 before 2.6.16.24, allows a local user to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) and possibly gain privileges via the PR_SET_DUMPABLE argument of the prctl function and a program that causes a core dump file to be created in a directory for which the user does not have permissions.
Published 2006-07-07 18:05:00
Updated 2018-10-18 16:40:10
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2006-2451

Threat overview for CVE-2006-2451

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2006-2451
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2006-2451 707
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2451

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0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
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Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-2451

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.6
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2006-2451

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2006-2451

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