PT-2006-4999 · Freebsd · Freebsd

Published 2006-09-26 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-4172

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FreeBSD versions 5.2 through 5.5

Description An integer overflow issue exists in the i386 set ldt call, allowing local users to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a crash, and possibly execute arbitrary code. The issue is triggered via unspecified vectors.

Recommendations For FreeBSD versions 5.2 through 5.5, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue to prevent potential exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-4172

Affected Products

Freebsd

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4172 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/20158 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016928 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0376.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/446945/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016926 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22064 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29132 · Note
• http://idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=414 · Note