7.2

CVE-2006-2194: point-to-point_protocol_project point-to-point_protocol

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2006-2194DSA-1106
Published 05-07-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-2194 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in point-to-point_protocol_project point-to-point_protocol. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-07-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The winbind plugin in pppd for ppp 2.4.4 and earlier does not check the return code from the setuid function call, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing setuid to fail, such as exceeding PAM limits for the maximum number of user processes, which prevents the winbind NTLM authentication helper from dropping privileges.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • ppp< 2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1 | < 2.4.4rel-1
Point-to-point_protocol_project1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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