What is CVE-2006-1342?

CVE-2006-1342 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10. CVE-2006-1342 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-1342?

CVE-2006-1342 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-1342?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-1342 patch availability.

Is CVE-2006-1342 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-1342 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-1342

Low

net/ipv4/af_inet.c in Linux kernel 2.4 does not clear sockaddr_in.sin_zero before returning IPv4 socket names from the (1) getsockname, (2) getpeername, and (3) accept functions, which allows local users to obtain portions of potentially sensitive memory.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-03-21

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

18 total

Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=114148078223594&w=2
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19357
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21035
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22875

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-1342

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-03-21

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-1342?

CVE-2006-1342 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 . CVE-2006-1342 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-1342?

CVE-2006-1342 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-1342?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-1342 patch availability.
Is CVE-2006-1342 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2006-1342 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.