2.1
LOW
CVE-2006-2071
Linux Kernel IPC Shared Memory Write Permission Bypass
Description

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16 allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and modify a readonly attachment of shared memory by using mprotect to give write permission to the attachment. NOTE: some original raw sources combined this issue with CVE-2006-1524, but they are different bugs.

INFO

Published Date :

April 27, 2006, 5:06 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 1:58 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-2071 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-2071.

URL Resource
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.6
http://secunia.com/advisories/20157
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
http://secunia.com/advisories/21035
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
http://secunia.com/advisories/22497
http://secunia.com/advisories/22875
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
http://secunia.com/advisories/23064
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b78b6af66a5fbaf17d7e6bfc32384df5e34408c8
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086
http://www.osvdb.org/25139
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0579.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451404/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451417/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451419/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451426/100/200/threaded
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-202-200610-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-213-200610-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-254-200610-patch.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1391
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190073
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26169
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9978

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-2071 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-2071 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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 MITRE http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b78b6af66a5fbaf17d7e6bfc32384df5e34408c8 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b78b6af66a5fbaf17d7e6bfc32384df5e34408c8
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/451419/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/451404/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/451426/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/451417/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451426/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451419/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451417/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451404/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9978 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9978 [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/26169 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26169 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-2071 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-2006-2071 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} -0.00%

score

0.26451

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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