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CVE-2006-3815

2.1 · LOW

heartbeat.c in heartbeat before 2.0.6 sets insecure permissions in a shmget call for shared memory, which allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service via unknown vectors, possibly…

Published Jul 25, 2006linux-haCWE-264EPSS 0.78%

Overview

CVE-2006-3815 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting linux-ha heartbeat. It was published on July 25, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

heartbeat.c in heartbeat before 2.0.6 sets insecure permissions in a shmget call for shared memory, which allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service via unknown vectors, possibly during a short time window on startup.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux-ha. Update heartbeat to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
linux-haheartbeat0Affected

References

Refcvs.linux-ha.org/viewcvs/viewcvs.cgi/linux-ha/heartbeat/heartbeat.c?r1=1.513&r2=1.514Refsecunia.com/advisories/21162Refsecunia.com/advisories/21231Refsecunia.com/advisories/21240Refsecunia.com/advisories/21521Refsecunia.com/advisories/21629Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-23.xmlRefsecuritytracker.com/id?1016602Refwww.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1128Refwww.linux-ha.org/_cache/SecurityIssues__sec03.txt

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-3815?

CVE-2006-3815 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting linux-ha heartbeat. It was published on July 25, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2006-3815?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-3815?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux-ha. Update heartbeat to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-3815?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-3815 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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