CVE-2006-1588

Description

The bridge ioctl (if_bridge code) in NetBSD 1.6 through 3.0 does not clear sensitive memory before copying ioctl results to the requesting process, which allows local users to obtain portions of kernel memory.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory NetBSD.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17312	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/24262	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19464	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25582	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-005.txt.asc	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015846	vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1588?: CVE-2006-1588 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1588?: To fix CVE-2006-1588, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1588 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1588 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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