4.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-3741
Novell NetWare Linux DoS File Descriptor Consumption
Description

The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption).

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2006, 4:05 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-3741 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-2006-3741.

URL Resource
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204360 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22279 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22382 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b8444d00762703e1b6146fce12ce2684885f8bf6
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:182
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20361
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3937
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29384
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11250
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204360 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22279 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22382 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b8444d00762703e1b6146fce12ce2684885f8bf6
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:182
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20361
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3937
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29384
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11250

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-3741 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-3741 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204360
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22279
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22382
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23370
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
    Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b8444d00762703e1b6146fce12ce2684885f8bf6
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:182
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:025
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20361
    Added Reference http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3937
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29384
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11250
  • 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/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b8444d00762703e1b6146fce12ce2684885f8bf6 [Patch]
    Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b8444d00762703e1b6146fce12ce2684885f8bf6 [No Types Assigned]
  • 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:11250 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11250 [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/29384 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29384 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 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-2006-3741 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-2006-3741 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} -0.03%

score

0.28433

percentile

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