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CVE-2006-6899

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 88th percentile. No fix published yet.

CVSS 2.05.4MediumEPSS percentile88th3.3% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFixNone yetNo fix or workaround published

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

No fixed build or workaround is published yet. Limit exposure and watch for a patch.

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What it is

From the CVE record

hidd in BlueZ (bluez-utils) before 2.25 allows remote attackers to obtain control of the (1) Mouse and (2) Keyboard Human Interface Device (HID) via a certain configuration of two HID (PSM) endpoints, operating as a server, aka HidAttack.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS88th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

3.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 88th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

6 events over 7108 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. EPSS band changemoderate → low
  3. EPSS band changelow → moderate
  4. Record updated
  5. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

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AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Scored 5.4 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Access Vector Adjacent NetworkRequires adjacent network access
  • Access Complexity MediumSome conditions must be met
  • Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality PartialSome information is disclosed
  • Integrity PartialSome data can be modified
  • Availability PartialReduced performance or service disruption

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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