Vulnerability in FreeBSD
CVE-2006-4516
Integer signedness error in FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and kernel panic) via a PT_LWPINFO ptrace command with a large negative data value that satisfies a signed maximum value check but is used in an unsigned copyout function call.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- FreeBSD — versions 6.0
References
- secunia.com/advisories/22367 (third-party-advisory)
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20440 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29476 (vdb-entry)