Vulnerability in Sun Solaris
CVE-2006-3824
systeminfo.c for Sun Solaris allows local users to read kernel memory via a 0 variable count argument to the sysinfo system call, which causes a -1 argument to be used by the copyout function. NOTE: this issue has been referred to as an integer overflow, but it is probably more like a signedness error or integer underflow.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sun Solaris — versions 10.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440849/100/100/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2936 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/21148 (third-party-advisory)
- www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19104 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440986/100/100/threaded (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27901 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-3824?
- CVE-2006-3824 is a vulnerability in Sun Solaris. Published 2006-07-25.
- Is CVE-2006-3824 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.