GConfd uses non-unique directory name in /tmp leading to local DoS
Published Dec 22, 2006
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having low security impact. The risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 3, 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 35.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 32.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 27.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167030 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=219279 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23452 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21762 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5148 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-6698 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=219280 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6698
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6698
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167030 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=219279 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23452 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21762 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5148 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-6698 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=219280 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6698 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6698 |
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