CVE-2006-1814

Description

NetBSD 1.6, 2.0, 2.1 and 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by using the sysctl system call to lock a large buffer into physical memory.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory netbsd.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015909	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/24579	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25764	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17498	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-013.txt.asc	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19616	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1814?: CVE-2006-1814 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1814?: To fix CVE-2006-1814, 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-2006-1814 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1814 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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