MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Apr 26, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.16%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in smbfs 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-2006-1863.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16.1
- 2.6.16.2
- 2.6.16.3
- 2.6.16.4
- 2.6.16.7
- 2.6.16.8
- 2.6.16_rc7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-47.0.1.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0710
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0493
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0579
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0579
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0579
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0580
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-47.0.1.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0710 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0493 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0579 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0580 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0579 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0579 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0580 |
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.16% 0.01160
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01160
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 2, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01160) | 66.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01160) | 62.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 58.55th | 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 22, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.00% (0.04005) | 85.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.00% (0.04005) | 84.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.00% (0.04005) | 67.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (44)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19869 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20398 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20671 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20914 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/21614 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22497 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22875 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23064 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
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- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/25067 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0579.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451404/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451419/100/200/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451426/100/200/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17735 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0026 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-202-200610-patch.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-213-200610-patch.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-254-200610-patch.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1864 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189435 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618071 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26137 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1864
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11327 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1864
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 26, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 19, 2006
Link CVE-2006-1864
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a