CVE-2006-4178

Description

Integer signedness error in the i386_set_ldt call in FreeBSD 5.5, and possibly earlier versions down to 5.2, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified arguments that use negative signed integers to cause the bzero function to be called with a large length parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4172.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016927	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22064	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20158	vdb entry
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=415	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446946/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4178?: CVE-2006-4178 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4178?: To fix CVE-2006-4178, 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-2006-4178 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-4178 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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