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CVE-2006-5749
The isdn_ppp_ccp_reset_alloc_state function in drivers/isdn/isdn_ppp.c in the Linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.34-rc4 does not call the…
- 1.7LowCVSS base score
- 0.38%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 68% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The isdn_ppp_ccp_reset_alloc_state function in drivers/isdn/isdn_ppp.c in the Linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.34-rc4 does not call the init_timer function for the ISDN PPP CCP reset state timer, which has unknown attack vectors and results in a system crash.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 59 days later
· 59 days 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 | Low1.7 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.7.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
23
- 2007-0002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- 24098 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/wtarreau/linux-2.4.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=05dca9b77f99d80cf615075624666106d5b61727 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 23609 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:040 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- USN-416-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 24100 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25226 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23752 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25683 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070615 rPSA-2007-0124-1 kernel xen (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 21883 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 23529 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21835 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 24547 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:035 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.34 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 25691 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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-2006-5733 (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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