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CVE-2006-6106
Multiple buffer overflows in the cmtp_recv_interopmsg function in the Bluetooth driver (net/bluetooth/cmtp/capi.c) in the Linux kernel…
High7.5EPSS 5.8%
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- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the cmtp_recv_interopmsg function in the Bluetooth driver (net/bluetooth/cmtp/capi.c) in the Linux kernel 2.4.22 up to 2.4.33.4 and 2.6.2 before 2.6.18.6, and 2.6.19.x, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via CAPI messages with a large value for the length of the (1) manu (manufacturer) or (2) serial (serial number) field.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 25 days later
· 25 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 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.8% · top 6.8% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (41)
- 2007-0002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- 24098 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-5037 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 27227 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10891 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 23609 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 23593 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-063.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-416-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 24105 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25226 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23408 (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
- 24206 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070209 rPSA-2007-0031-1 kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=218602 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 23997 (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
- SUSE-SA:2007:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-1503 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 24547 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20061219 Linux 2.6.18.6 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 29058 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1304 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 25714 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- kernel-cmtprecvinteropmsg-bo(30912) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 21604 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:035 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 23427 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25691 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-848 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20061215 [patch 24/24] Bluetooth: Add packet size checks for CAPI messages (CVE-2006-6106) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_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)
- 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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