CVE-2006-6698

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…

published December 22, 2006

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00435 · 36.7th percentile
Published
2006-12-22T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 DEC 18:00Z
    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…
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