CVE-2006-6060

Public Exploit

Description

The NTFS filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed NTFS file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the __find_get_block_slow function.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory info-pull.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-19-11-2006.html	vendor advisory exploit
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30418	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25691	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6060?: CVE-2006-6060 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6060?: To fix CVE-2006-6060, 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-2006-6060 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6060 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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