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CVE-2006-0454

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-0454 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel versions 2.6.12 through 2.6.15.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash affected systems by sending specially crafted ICMP packets with malformed IP options. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to system unavailability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploits or community discussions readily available for this older vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0386 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-0454

CVE-2006-0454

References

lists.immunitysec.com / pipermail/dailydave/2006-February/002909.html
Patch
marc.info
marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/18766
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/18774
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/18784
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/18788
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/18861
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/24575
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15.3
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-February/msg00037.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/16532
Patch
trustix.org / errata/2006/0006
Vendor Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-250-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0464
Vendor Advisory