CVE-2006-1589 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 3 Apr 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can crash the NetBSD kernel by providing a malformed ELF interpreter, causing a denial of service.

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-2006-1589?

CVE-2006-1589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 3 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The elf_load_file function in NetBSD 2.0 through 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an ELF interpreter that does not have a PT_LOAD section in its header, which triggers a null dereference.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1589?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netbsd Netbsd.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-1589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-vpfh-5h94-wjmx.