CVE-2006-5483

Description

p1003_1b.c in FreeBSD 6.1 allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service by setting a scheduler policy, which should only be settable by root.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.24%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/cvs-src/2006-May/063969.html	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/22413	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20517	vdb entry
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/posix4/p1003_1b.c.diff?r1=1.24&r2=1.24.2.1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5483?: CVE-2006-5483 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5483?: To fix CVE-2006-5483, 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-2006-5483 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-5483 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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