CVE-2006-2542

xmcdconfig in xmcd for Debian GNU/Linux 2.6-17.1 creates /var/lib/cddb and /var/lib/xmcd/discog with world writable permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption).

Published: 2006-05-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2542 is rated Low Risk (19.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2542

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.39% +0.34%
2 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.04% -0.91%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2542

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2542

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-2542

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-2542 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xmcd), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): released 7, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-2542

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2542

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ti_kan xmcd 2.6.17.1 cpe:2.3:a:ti_kan:xmcd:2.6.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2542

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