CVE-2006-2221

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-05-05 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

A third-party installer generation tool, possibly BitRock InstallBuilder, as used in products including Process-one ejabberd 1.1.1_1 and earlier, generates an installer that allows local users to cause a denial of service via a symlink attack on the bitrock_installer.log temporary file. NOTE: it is possible that this vulnerability is present in other products that use this installer.

Affected products

Bitrock Install Builder: through 3.6.0
Process-One Ejabberd: through 1.1.1.1; 1.1.1.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19928
http://secunia.com/advisories/19954
http://www.osvdb.org/25215
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432719/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432870/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17804
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1642
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1659
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26221
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26261
http://secunia.com/advisories/19928
http://secunia.com/advisories/19954

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