CVE-2006-4516
N/A
Published: October 12, 2006 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=419VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29476Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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