CVE-2006-1797

Description

The kernel in NetBSD-current before September 28, 2005 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by using the SIOCGIFALIAS ioctl to gather information on a non-existent alias of a network interface, which causes a NULL pointer dereference.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17497	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/netbsd/2006-q2/0014.html	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/24578	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015908	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25766	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19615	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1797?: CVE-2006-1797 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1797?: To fix CVE-2006-1797, 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-2006-1797 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1797 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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