CVE-2006-5550

Public Exploit

Description

The kernel in FreeBSD 6.1 and OpenBSD 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors involving certain ioctl requests to /dev/crypto.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.17%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20713	vdb entry exploit
http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/here-is-lame-proof-of-concept-code-for.html	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/22543	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5550?: CVE-2006-5550 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5550?: To fix CVE-2006-5550, 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-2006-5550 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5550 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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