CVE-2006-3118 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can cause denial of service in Spread by exploiting a race condition involving static temporary filenames.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-3118?
CVE-2006-3118 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
spread uses a temporary file with a static filename based on the port number, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating the file during a race condition between unlink and bind function calls. NOTE: spread deletes this temporary file before use, which could cause conflicts with other programs that use the same filename, but this is not a distinct issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3118?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Canonical Spread.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3118?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-3118 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3118 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fq89-8h82-8cxg.