Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20067254000
Revision Date
:
2019-04-10
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2006-7254 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
Description
:
The nscd daemon in the GNU C Library (glibc) before version 2.5 does not close incoming client sockets if they cannot be handled by the daemon, allowing local users to carry out a denial of service attack on the daemon.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2006-7254
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
AND
NOT
While related to the CVE in some way, the 'glibc' package in cosmic is not affected.
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