CVE-2006-6698

Public Exploit

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.

1.9

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.11%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23452	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5148	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21762	vdb entry
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=219279	exploit
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167030	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6698?: CVE-2006-6698 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6698?: To fix CVE-2006-6698, 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-2006-6698 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6698 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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