VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-4516

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.81%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-10-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

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.

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