Description

The ftdi_sio driver (usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.17, and possibly later versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by writing more data to the serial port than the hardware can handle, which causes the data to be queued.

INFO

Published Date :

July 10, 2006, 7:05 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 2:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-2936 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-2006-2936.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/20703 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21057 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21298 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21605 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21614 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21934 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22174 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24547 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25226 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25683 Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/gregkh/patches.git%3Ba=blob%3Bh=4b4d9cfea17618b80d3ac785b701faeaf60141f1%3Bhb=396eb2aac550ec55856c6843ef9017e800c3d656
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_kernel.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_21_kernel.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_30_kernel.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html
http://www.osvdb.org/27119
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440300/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19033
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-331-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2841 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=197610
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27807
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10265

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-2936 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-2936 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]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/gregkh/patches.git;a=blob;h=4b4d9cfea17618b80d3ac785b701faeaf60141f1;hb=396eb2aac550ec55856c6843ef9017e800c3d656 [Patch]
    Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/gregkh/patches.git%3Ba=blob%3Bh=4b4d9cfea17618b80d3ac785b701faeaf60141f1%3Bhb=396eb2aac550ec55856c6843ef9017e800c3d656 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/440300/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440300/100/0/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:10265 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10265 [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/27807 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27807 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 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-2006-2936 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-2006-2936 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.14 }} 0.04%

score

0.83019

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability