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CVE-2006-2444

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2444 describes a remote denial-of-service vulnerability in the snmp_trap_decode function of the SNMP NAT helper for Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.16.18. Attackers can trigger memory corruption, including double-free errors, leading to system crashes. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild, public exploit code exists, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:64-bit_x86:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:itanium_ia64_montecito:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.8HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
20.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1880 · Jun 5, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2056 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.21-47.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-42.0.2.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-2444Moderate

security flaw

May 20, 2006

References

kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.18
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/20182
secunia.com / advisories/20225
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20716
secunia.com / advisories/21035
secunia.com / advisories/21136
secunia.com / advisories/21179
secunia.com / advisories/21498
secunia.com / advisories/21605
secunia.com / advisories/21983
secunia.com / advisories/22082
secunia.com / advisories/22093
secunia.com / advisories/22174
secunia.com / advisories/22822
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26594
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11318
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1183
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1184
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/681569
US Government Resource
kernel.org / git
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_64_kernel.html
osvdb.org / 25750
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html
securityfocus.com / bid/18081
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-302-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1916