Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-6304

The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.19 sets the flag variable to O_EXCL but does not use it, which allows context-dependent attackers to modify arbitrary files via a rewrite attack during a core dump.
Published 2006-12-14 20:28:00
Updated 2017-10-11 01:31:26
Source MITRE
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Products affected by CVE-2006-6304

Threat overview for CVE-2006-6304

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2006-6304 3
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6304

EPSS FAQ
1.84%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 88 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-6304

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2006-6304

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

Vendor statements for CVE-2006-6304

  • Red Hat 2010-01-21
    This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. Shipped kernels do not include upstream commit d025c9db that introduced the problem. This upstream commit was backported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via RHSA-2009:0225. It was later reported and addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html

References for CVE-2006-6304

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