CVE-2006-2542 - xmcdconfig in xmcd for Debian GNU/Linux 2.6-17.1 creates /var/lib/cddb and /var/lib/xmcd/discog with world writable permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption)

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xmcdconfig in xmcd for Debian GNU/Linux 2.6-17.1 creates /var/lib/cddb and /var/lib/xmcd/discog with world writable permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption)

Published May 23, 2006

2.1

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.39%

Description

xmcdconfig in xmcd for Debian GNU/Linux 2.6-17.1 creates /var/lib/cddb and /var/lib/xmcd/discog with world writable permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption).

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=366816
x_refsource_MISCPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/20078
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1086
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26452
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=366816		x_refsource_MISCPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/20078		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1086		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26452		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published May 23, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved May 22, 2006

Link CVE-2006-2542

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-2542

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-2542