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CVE-2006-0039

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-0039 describes a race condition in the netfilter component of Linux kernel version 2.6.16. This vulnerability allows local users with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to read kernel memory due to a buffer over-read. The CVSS score of 4.7 indicates a moderate severity, with a local attack vector and high attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.7MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
7.8
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
21.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0030 is in the 15th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-0039Low

security flaw

May 16, 2006

References

bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
Patch
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.17
bugzilla.redhat.com / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/20185
secunia.com / advisories/20671
secunia.com / advisories/20914
secunia.com / advisories/20991
secunia.com / advisories/21476
secunia.com / advisories/22292
secunia.com / advisories/22945
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26583
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10309
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1097
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1103
kernel.org / git
osvdb.org / 25697
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
securityfocus.com / bid/18113
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-311-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1893
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2554