CVE-2006-6654

Description

The sendmsg function in NetBSD-current before 20061023, NetBSD 3.0 and 3.0.1 before 20061024, and NetBSD 2.x before 20061029, when run on a 64-bit architecture, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an invalid msg_controllen parameter to the sendit function.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.40%

Vendor Advisory NetBSD.org Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017293	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-026.txt.asc	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6654?: CVE-2006-6654 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6654?: To fix CVE-2006-6654, 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-2006-6654 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6654 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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