VDB
CVE-2006-6304
CVE-2006-6304
PUBLISHED
Reported by mitre · Published December 14, 2006
The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.19 sets the flag variable to O_EXCL but does not use it, which allows context-dependent attackers to modify arbitrary files via a rewrite attack during a core dump.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| linux | linux_kernel | |
| n/a | n/a | n/a, *, n/a |
Timeline
- Dec 14, 2006 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 20, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 11, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- 21591 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7446 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 23349 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10797 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- RHSA-2010:0095 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- ADV-2006-5002 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- RHSA-2010:0046 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- 2006-0074 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX