Is CVE-2006-0224 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-0224 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-0224?

CVE-2006-0224 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-0224?

CVE-2006-0224 has an EPSS score of 0.73% (50th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0224?

Upgrade libast on debian 11 to 0.7-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-0224

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Library of Assorted Spiffy Things (LibAST) 0.6.1 and earlier, as used in Eterm and possibly other software, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the utmp user via a long -X command line argument (alternative configuration file name).

How to fix

Remediation Available

libastDebian

Fixed in:0.7-1CVE-2006-0224

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.73%probability of exploitation in 30 days

50thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

rosiello.org

Exploit1

securityfocus.com

Other references14

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.