CVE-2006-1055 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (versions 2.6.12 through 2.6.16). The flaw, located in the fill_write_buffer function, results from a missing null terminator when handling large buffer requests, potentially leading to an out-of-bounds read and system crash. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), it is a low-severity vulnerability requiring local access to exploit, primarily impacting system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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