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CVE-2006-0457

7.1 HIGH 3% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

Race condition in the (1) add_key, (2) request_key, and (3) keyctl functions in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read sensitive kernel memory by modifying the length of a string argument between the time that the kernel calculates the length and when it copies the data into kernel memory.

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, service disruption.
Exploit odds
2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix
No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
2.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status
Modified

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.1

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
Raw vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record