7.8
HIGH
CVE-2006-3468
NFS and EXT3 Denial of Service Directory Remount Vulnerability
Description

Linux kernel 2.6.x, when using both NFS and EXT3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file system panic) via a crafted UDP packet with a V2 lookup procedure that specifies a bad file handle (inode number), which triggers an error and causes an exported directory to be remounted read-only.

INFO

Published Date :

July 21, 2006, 2:03 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-3468 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-2006-3468.

URL Resource
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/17/41
http://secunia.com/advisories/21369
http://secunia.com/advisories/21605
http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
http://secunia.com/advisories/21847
http://secunia.com/advisories/21934
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
http://secunia.com/advisories/22148
http://secunia.com/advisories/22174
http://secunia.com/advisories/22822
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
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/2006_21_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_57_kernel.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_64_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19396
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0046/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=199172
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9809
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/17/41
http://secunia.com/advisories/21369
http://secunia.com/advisories/21605
http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
http://secunia.com/advisories/21847
http://secunia.com/advisories/21934
http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
http://secunia.com/advisories/22148
http://secunia.com/advisories/22174
http://secunia.com/advisories/22822
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
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/2006_21_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_57_kernel.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_64_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19396
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0046/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=199172
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9809

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/17/41
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21369
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21605
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21847
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21934
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22093
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22148
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22174
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22822
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_57_kernel.html
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_64_kernel.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19396
    Added Reference http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0046/
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=199172
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9809
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:final:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:9809 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9809 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 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-2006-3468 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-2006-3468 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

43.82 }} -2.00%

score

0.97467

percentile

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