CVE-2006-7051 is a local denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Linux kernel versions 2.6.x. It allows local users to exhaust kernel memory by creating numerous POSIX timers, potentially bypassing memory limits or causing other processes to be terminated. With a CVSS score of 4.9, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to a complete loss of availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on any hot lists, public exploit code exists in ExploitDB, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.18.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.18.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.18.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.18.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.18.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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