CVE-2006-5823 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the zlib_inflate function of the Linux kernel 2.6.x, allowing local users to crash the system through memory corruption caused by a malformed zlib-compressed filesystem, such as cramfs. With a CVSS score of 4.0, this vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity, leading to a complete system availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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