{"cve":"CVE-2006-5823","nvd":{"published":"2006-11-09T11:07:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:31:56.900","status":"Modified","description":"The zlib_inflate function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed filesystem that uses zlib compression that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated using cramfs.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-07-11-2006.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0014.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0436.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/22767","http://secunia.com/advisories/23474"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:43:14.363260067+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-5823","score":0.00379,"percentile":0.31922,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}