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low 2.1

CVE-2006-3815 json

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 un…

published 2006-07-24 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3809

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • heartbeat Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2.4-13

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3815

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-28287)

Exploit prediction

0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-28287 Linux-HA Heartbeat 1.2.3/2.0.x - Insecure Default Permissions on Shared Memory local, 2006-07-27

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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