CVE-2006-4172 (GCVE-0-2006-4172)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-09-26 01:43 – Updated: 2024-08-07 18:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Integer overflow vulnerability in the i386_set_ldt call in FreeBSD 5.5, and possibly earlier versions down to 5.2, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4178.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
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|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446945/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016926 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22064 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20158 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016928 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilit… | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Date Public
2006-09-25 00:00
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