{"cve":"CVE-2006-6304","nvd":{"published":"2006-12-14T20:28:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:32:53.073","status":"Modified","description":"The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.19 sets the flag variable to O_EXCL but does not use it, which allows context-dependent attackers to modify arbitrary files via a rewrite attack during a core dump.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/23349","http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19.1","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21591","http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:43:14.363260067+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-6304","score":0.02548,"percentile":0.85017,"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."]}