CVE-2006-5701

Public Exploit

Description

Double free vulnerability in squashfs module in the Linux kernel 2.6.x, as used in Fedora Core 5 and possibly other distributions, allows local users to cause a denial of service by mounting a crafted squashfs filesystem.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.22%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29967	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24259	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23361	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:047	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384	third party advisory
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-02-11-2006.html	exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20870	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/22655	exploit third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5701?: CVE-2006-5701 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5701?: To fix CVE-2006-5701, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-5701 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5701 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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