What is CVE-2006-1368?

CVE-2006-1368 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2006-1368 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-1368?

CVE-2006-1368 has a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-1368?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-1368. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2006-1368 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-1368 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2006-1368

High

Buffer overflow in the USB Gadget RNDIS implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kmalloc'd memory corruption) via a remote NDIS response to OID_GEN_SUPPORTED_LIST, which causes memory to be allocated for the reply data but not the reply structure.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-03-23

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

10.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2006-1368 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2006-1368 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19330

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19955

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20671
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21045

Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8763716bfe4d8a16bef28c9947cf9d799b1796a5
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:123
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17831
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1046
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/281-1/

Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-1368

Severity High

CVSS score 10.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-03-23

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-1368?

CVE-2006-1368 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2006-1368 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-1368?

CVE-2006-1368 has a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-1368?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2006-1368. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2006-1368 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2006-1368 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →