CVE-2006-6698 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the GConf daemon (gconfd) version 2.14.0, affecting Gnome. A local attacker can create specific directories based on usernames, preventing other users from initializing Gnome sessions. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 1.9, indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity and a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gconf:2.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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