CVE-2006-5218

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the systrace_preprepl function (STRIOCREPLACE) in systrace in OpenBSD 3.9 and NetBSD 3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash), gain privileges, or read arbitrary kernel memory via large numeric arguments to the systrace ioctl.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory openbsd.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29392	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/29570	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22324	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2006-003.html	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20392	vdb entry patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017009	vdb entry patch
http://openbsd.org/errata.html#systrace	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5218?: CVE-2006-5218 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5218?: To fix CVE-2006-5218, 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-2006-5218 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5218 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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