NVD

CVE-2006-2451 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Current Description

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.

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Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.6 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195902
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195902
http://secunia.com/advisories/20953	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20953	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20960	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20960	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20965	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20965	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20986	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20986	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20991	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20991	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21179	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21498	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21498	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21966	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21966	Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016451
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016451
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-162.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-162.htm
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0af184bb9f80edfbb94de46cb52e9592e5a547b0
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0af184bb9f80edfbb94de46cb52e9592e5a547b0
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.24
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.24
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.4
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.4
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_49_kernel.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_49_kernel.html
http://www.osvdb.org/27030
http://www.osvdb.org/27030
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0574.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0574.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439483/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439483/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439610/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439610/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439869/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439869/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440057/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440057/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440117/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440117/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440118/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440118/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440379/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440379/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18874
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18874
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2699	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2699	Vendor Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-488
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-488
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11336
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11336

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-399	Resource Management Errors	NIST

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Change History

6 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:11:20 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195902
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/20953
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/20960
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/20965
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/20986
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/20991
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/21498
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/21966
Added	Reference	http://securitytracker.com/id?1016451
Added	Reference	http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-162.htm
Added	Reference	http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.17.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0af184bb9f80edfbb94de46cb52e9592e5a547b0
Added	Reference	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.24
Added	Reference	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.4
Added	Reference	http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_16_sr.html
Added	Reference	http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sr.html
Added	Reference	http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
Added	Reference	http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
Added	Reference	http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_49_kernel.html
Added	Reference	http://www.osvdb.org/27030
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0574.html
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439483/100/100/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439610/100/100/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439869/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440057/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440117/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440118/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440379/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18874
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2699
Added	Reference	https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-488
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11336

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/18/2018 12:40:10 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439483/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439869/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440057/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440117/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440118/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440379/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/439483/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/439869/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/440057/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/440117/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/440118/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/440379/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-2451
NVD Published Date:
07/07/2006
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2006-2451 Detail

Current Description

Analysis Description

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:11:20 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 9:36:49 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/06/2023 8:58:49 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/18/2018 12:40:10 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/10/2017 9:30:56 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 7/10/2006 11:44:00 PM

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