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CVE-2006-2542

• 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: 2006-05-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

xmcdconfig in xmcd for Debian GNU/Linux 2.6-17.1 creates /var/lib/cddb and /var/lib/xmcd/discog with world writable permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption).

Affected products

• Ti Kan Xmcd: 2.6.17.1

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=366816
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20078
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1086
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26452
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=366816
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20078
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1086
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26452

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