CVE-2006-0039

Published May 19, 2006

Last updated 3 months ago

Overview

Description: Race condition in the do_add_counters function in netfilter for Linux kernel 2.6.16 allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities to read kernel memory by triggering the race condition in a way that produces a size value that is inconsistent with allocated memory, which leads to a buffer over-read in IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.7
Impact score: 7.8
Exploitability score: 1.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-362

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "34E60197-56C3-485C-9609-B1C4A0E0FCB2"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References