CVE-2006-6318

Exp

The show_elog_list function in elogd.c in elog 2.6.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by attempting to access a logbook whose name begins with "global," which results in a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2006-12-28 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-6318 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.18%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-6318

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6318

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 3.63% 3.18% -0.45%
2 2026-01-21 2.39% 3.63% +1.24%
3 2025-12-19 — 2.39% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6318

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-6318

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6318

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-6318: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6318
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-6318 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (elog), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 3, released 3, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-6318

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-6318

Solution: Successful exploitation requires authentication only if the application is configured with a password. It is not, by default.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6318

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook <= 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6318

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