4.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-6054
Linux Kernel ext2 File System DoS Denial of Service
Description

The ext2 file system code in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ext2 stream with malformed data structures that triggers an error in the ext2_check_page due to a length that is smaller than the minimum.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 22, 2006, 1:07 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

1.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-6054 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-2006-6054.

URL Resource
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-12-11-2006.html Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22837 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25630
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
http://secunia.com/advisories/26379
http://secunia.com/advisories/27528
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0673.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4487
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30201
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10006
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-12-11-2006.html Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22837 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
http://secunia.com/advisories/23997 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24206 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25630
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
http://secunia.com/advisories/26379
http://secunia.com/advisories/27528
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0673.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4487
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30201
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10006

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-6054 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-6054 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://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-12-11-2006.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22837
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23997
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24098
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24206
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25630
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25691
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26379
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27528
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0673.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-416-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4487
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30201
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10006
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • 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:10006 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10006 [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/30201 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30201 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 27, 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-2006-6054 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-2006-6054 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.18 }} -0.00%

score

0.55159

percentile

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