CVE-2006-6698

N/A Unknown
Published: December 22, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The GConf daemon (gconfd) in GConf 2.14.0 creates temporary files under directories with names based on the username, even when GCONF_GLOBAL_LOCKS is not set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating the directories ahead of time, which prevents other users from using Gnome.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167030
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=219279
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/23452
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21762
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5148
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167030
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=219279
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/23452
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21762
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
36th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnome