Is CVE-2006-6698 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6698 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6698?

CVE-2006-6698 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

CVE-2006-6698

LOW · CVSS 1.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The GConf daemon (gconfd) in GConf 2.14.0 creates temporary files under directories with names based on the username, even when GCONF_GLOBAL_LOCKS is not set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating the directories ahead of time, which prevents other users from using Gnome.

Key facts

CVSS score: 1.9 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 0.4% (38th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-6681)
Published: December 22, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6681 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gnome / gconf

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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