CVE-2006-1055
Linux Kernel Fill Write Buffer Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
The fill_write_buffer function in sysfs/file.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 up to versions before 2.6.17-rc1 does not zero terminate a buffer when a length of PAGE_SIZE or more is requested, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing an out-of-bounds read.
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Published Date :
April 5, 2006, 5:04 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE-2006-1055 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/ Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19495 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19735 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19955 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20398 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825 Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825%3Bhp=597a7679dd83691be2f3a53e1f3f915b4a7f6eba Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/24443 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17402 Added Reference http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0020 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1273 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25693 Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825%3Bhp=597a7679dd83691be2f3a53e1f3f915b4a7f6eba [No types assigned] Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825 Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=6e0dd741a89be35defa05bd79f4211c5a2762825;hp=597a7679dd83691be2f3a53e1f3f915b4a7f6eba -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-281-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/25693 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25693 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 05, 2006
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-1055 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1055
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} -11.61%
score
0.11628
percentile