CVE-2006-2194
The winbind plugin in pppd for ppp 2.4.4 and earlier does not check the return code from the setuid function call, which might allow local…
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 0.40%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 66% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The winbind plugin in pppd for ppp 2.4.4 and earlier does not check the return code from the setuid function call, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing setuid to fail, such as exceeding PAM limits for the maximum number of user processes, which prevents the winbind NTLM authentication helper from dropping privileges.
Timeline
ID reserved
By debian
- 2 months later
· 2 months later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
9
- MDKSA-2006:119 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 26994 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- DSA-1106 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20963 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20987 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20996 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20967 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18849 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-310-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-2195 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-2194)Record last updated .