Unscored severity · published Sep 26, 2006
CVE-2006-4178
Integer signedness error 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) via…
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CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Integer signedness error 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) via unspecified arguments that use negative signed integers to cause the bzero function to be called with a large length parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4172.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
through 5.5; 5.2; 5.2.1; 5.3; 5.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4178
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4178
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22064
securitytracker.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016927
Vendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=415
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446946/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20158
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