CVE-2006-2221

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26261

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26221

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1659

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1642

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17804

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432870/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432719/100/0/threaded

http://www.osvdb.org/25215

http://secunia.com/advisories/19954

http://secunia.com/advisories/19928

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-05-05

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00067