FKIE_CVE-2006-4516

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-10-12 00:07 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:29
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=419Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/22367
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20440
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29476
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=419Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/22367
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20440
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29476
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
freebsd freebsd 6.0
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