// For flags

CVE-2006-0039

 

Severity Score

4.7
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Race condition in the do_add_counters function in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.16 allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities to read kernel memory by triggering the race condition in a way that produces a size value that is inconsistent with allocated memory, which leads to a buffer over-read in IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2005-12-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2006-05-19 CVE Published
  • 2023-10-12 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CAPEC
References (24)
URL Tag Source
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.17 X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/20185 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20671 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20991 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21476 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945 Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm X_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2722971cbe831117686039d5c334f2c0f560be13 X_refsource_misc
http://www.osvdb.org/25697 Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18113 Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1893 Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=191698 X_refsource_confirm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26583 Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10309 Signature
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133465 2023-02-13
URL Date SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097 2023-02-13
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html 2023-02-13
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-311-1 2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0039 2006-10-05
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617869 2006-10-05
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
 Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
 2.6.16
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.16"
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Affected