CVE-2006-2935

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Modified
Published: 05 Jul 2006, 18:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 18:06

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
4.6 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.21% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Jul 2006, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 18:06
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The dvd_read_bca function in the DVD handling code in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c in Linux kernel 2.2.16, and later versions, assigns the wrong value to a length variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted USB Storage device that triggers a buffer overflow.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.21%• Percentile: 44%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-120•Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

    The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    5.04 | 5.10 | 6.06

  • debian•debian_linux

    3.1

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 2.2.16, ≤ 2.16.16

References (40)