CVE-2006-0379 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

FreeBSD kernel 5.4-STABLE and 6.0 does not completely initialize a buffer before making it available to userland, which could allow local users to read portions of kernel memory.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0007.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Freebsd	Freebsd

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4:stable::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:stable::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-0386	FreeBSD kernel 5.4-STABLE and 6.0 does not completely initialize a buffer before making it available to userland, which could allow local users to read portions of kernel memory.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:06.kmem.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/18599
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015541
http://www.osvdb.org/22730
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16373
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24338

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: freebsd

Published: 2006-01-25T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:34:14.167Z

Reserved: 2006-01-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-0379

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-01-25T22:03:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-0379

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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