CVE-2006-6318

N/A Unknown
Published: December 28, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The show_elog_list function in elogd.c in elog 2.6.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by attempting to access a logbook whose name begins with "global," which results in a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23580
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1242
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30272
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451351
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21028
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=397875
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22800
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23580
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2060
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017450
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1242
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30272
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451351
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21028
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4423
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.6%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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