CVE-2006-5649

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 26.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2006-12-14 00:00Z19 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-03 15:29Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2006-11-01

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

1e1fcc6539b4aaea4deda5012ac27b3cff7a7c9bc739a7fd3590e8c4edc99557

• www.novell.comSUSE-SA:2006:079http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• secunia.com23361http://secunia.com/advisories/23361third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• secunia.com23384http://secunia.com/advisories/23384third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• www.us.debian.orgDSA-1237http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1237vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
• secunia.com23474http://secunia.com/advisories/23474third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• www.us.debian.orgDSA-1233http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1233vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
• secunia.com23370http://secunia.com/advisories/23370third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• www.ubuntu.comUSN-395-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-395-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• www.securityfocus.com21523http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21523vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• secunia.com23395http://secunia.com/advisories/23395third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA