CVE-2006-0145 Integer overflow in n/a
Local attackers can exploit an integer overflow in kernfs to read arbitrary kernel memory and escalate privileges via the lseek system call.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0145?
CVE-2006-0145 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 9 Jan 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The kernfs_xread function in kernfs in NetBSD 1.6 through 2.1, and OpenBSD 3.8, does not properly validate file offsets against negative 32-bit values that occur as a result of truncation, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory and gain privileges via the lseek system call.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0145?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netbsd Netbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0145?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-0145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0145 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netbsd Netbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vjcq-9wcj-6rq5.