What is CVE-2006-5749?

CVE-2006-5749 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.7 out of 10. CVE-2006-5749 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5749?

CVE-2006-5749 has a CVSS score of 1.7 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-5749?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-5749 patch availability.

Is CVE-2006-5749 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5749 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2006-5749

Low

The isdn_ppp_ccp_reset_alloc_state function in drivers/isdn/isdn_ppp.c in the Linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.34-rc4 does not call the init_timer function for the ISDN PPP CCP reset state timer, which has unknown attack vectors and results in a system crash.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2006-12-31

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

1.7

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

23 total

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23529

Patch
Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.34
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23609
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23752
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24098

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2006-5749

Severity Low

CVSS score 1.7 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2006-12-31

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-5749?

CVE-2006-5749 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.7 out of 10 . CVE-2006-5749 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5749?

CVE-2006-5749 has a CVSS score of 1.7 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2006-5749?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2006-5749 patch availability.
Is CVE-2006-5749 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2006-5749 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.