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CVE-2006-6698

LOW · CVSS 1.9 EPSS 0.43%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-12-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.9. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-6698
Severity
LOW
CVSS
1.9
EPSS
0.43%

Original NVD Description

The GConf daemon (gconfd) in GConf 2.14.0 creates temporary files under directories with names based on the username, even when GCONF_GLOBAL_LOCKS is not set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating the directories ahead of time, which prevents other users from using Gnome.