CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-4172

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

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.

Risk Assessment

A local user can crash the system or execute arbitrary code in kernel context, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

Update FreeBSD to the latest version containing the security fix for CVE-2006-4172.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS