Servers and applications
CVE-2006-7254
The nscd daemon in the GNU C Library (glibc) before version 2.5 does not close incoming client sockets if they cannot be handled by the daemon, allowing local users to carry out a denial of service attack on the daemon.
- Severity
- Medium 5.5
- Published
- 10 Apr 2019
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Fixed in
- 2.5
- Exploit chance
- 0.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 23% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-19
- Attack
- Needs local access · Needs a user account · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
GNU C LibraryServers and applications · cpe:a:gnu:glibc |
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