CVE-2006-6698
GConf Gnome Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
The GConf daemon (gconfd) in GConf 2.14.0 creates temporary files under directories with names based on the username, even when GCONF_GLOBAL_LOCKS is not set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating the directories ahead of time, which prevents other users from using Gnome.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 22, 2006, 6:28 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
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CVE-2006-6698.
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-6698 is
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weaknesses.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167030 Added Reference http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=219279 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23452 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21762 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5148 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 22, 2006
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 1.9
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.16 }} 0.01%
score
0.36946
percentile