CVE-2006-5757 describes a race condition in the ISO9660 filesystem's __find_get_block_slow function within the Linux kernel, specifically version 2.6.18 and potentially others. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (infinite loop) by mounting a specially crafted ISO9660 filesystem containing malformed data structures. The severity is low, with an attack vector requiring local access and high attack complexity, resulting in only a partial denial of service. While there is an ExploitDB entry for a denial-of-service exploit, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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