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CVE-2006-7254

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.30%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-04-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-7254
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.30%

Original NVD Description

The nscd daemon in the GNU C Library (glibc) before version 2.5 does not close incoming client sockets if they cannot be handled by the daemon, allowing local users to carry out a denial of service attack on the daemon.

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