security flaw
Published Apr 25, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.02%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in CIFS in Linux 2.6.16 and earlier allows local users to escape chroot restrictions for an SMB-mounted filesystem via "..\\" sequences, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-1864.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.6.17
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-55.EL
Fixed · RHBA-2007:0304
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-55.EL | Fixed | RHBA-2007:0304 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.02% (0.01016) | 61.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.02% (0.01016) | 58.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00202) | 40.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (23)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19868 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20398 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21614 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=296034f7de8bdf111984ce1630ac598a9c94a253 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.11 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/25068 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17742 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0024 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1542 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1863 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189434 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618070 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26141 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1863
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10383 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1863
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.