CVE-2006-7254

glibc: Not closing unhadleable client sockets due to nscd daemon leads to DoS.

Published Apr 10, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The nscd daemon in the GNU C Library (glibc) before version 2.5 does not close incoming client sockets if they cannot be handled by the daemon, allowing local users to carry out a denial of service attack on the daemon.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-7231 The nscd daemon in the GNU C Library (glibc) before version 2.5 does not close incoming client sockets if they cannot be handled by the daemon, allowing local users to carry out a denial of service attack on the daemon.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:57 PM
Reserved
Apr 10, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 10, 2019, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:34 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 31, 2006, 12:00 AM