Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-7254 (CCN-177181)

Assigned:2006-03-31
Published:2006-03-31
Updated:2019-04-11
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
3.5 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-19
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-7254

Source: CCN
Type: GNU C Library GIT Repository
GNU C Library

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
glibc-cve20067254-dos(177181)

Source: CCN
Type: Sourceware Bugzilla - Bug 2498
nscd fd leak (CVE-2006-7254)

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2498

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 2.5)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:glibc:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20067254000
    V
    CVE-2006-7254 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2019-04-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:200672540000000
    V
    CVE-2006-7254 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2019-04-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20067254000
    V
    CVE-2006-7254 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2019-04-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:200672540000000
    V
    CVE-2006-7254 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2019-04-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20067254000
    V
    CVE-2006-7254 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2019-04-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:200672540000000
    V
    CVE-2006-7254 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2019-04-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20067254000
    V
    CVE-2006-7254 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2019-04-10
    BACK
    gnu glibc *
    gnu glibc 2.5