MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Dec 11, 2006
4.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.32%
Description
smbfs in Linux kernel 2.6.8 and other versions, and 2.4.x before 2.4.34, when UNIX extensions are enabled, ignores certain mount options, which could cause clients to use server-specified uid, gid and mode settings.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.4.33
- 2.6.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-22.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:514
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-22.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:514 |
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.
4.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
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.
0.32% 0.00321
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00321
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00321) | 22.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 22.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 18.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 32.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 30.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23361 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23370 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23395 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25683 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5871 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618230 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5871
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10171 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5871
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23361 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23370 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23395 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25683 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_35_kernel.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5871 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618230 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5871 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10171 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5871 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 11, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 14, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5871
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a