Gnome GConf 2.14.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gnome GConf 2.14.0. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-6698. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Gnome GConf 2.14.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 12/12/2006. The weakness was published 12/22/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6698 since 12/22/2006. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115485 (GConf Temporary Directory Creation Denial of Service Vulnerability - Zero Day).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31149), SecurityFocus (BID 21762†), OSVDB (32437†), Secunia (SA23452†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13883†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-6698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33985
X-Force: 31149
SecurityFocus: 21762 - GConf Temporary Directory Creation Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 23452 - GConf Temporary Directory Local Denial of Service, Not Critical
OSVDB: 32437 - GConf - Temporary Directory Creation - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 13883 - GConf Denial of Service via Directory Creation, Low
Vupen: ADV-2006-5148

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 06/14/2025 23:03
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (58), 07/13/2019 11:52 (7), 06/14/2025 23:03 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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