CVE-2006-1814 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 18 Apr 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users can cause denial of service in NetBSD by exhausting memory via the sysctl 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-2006-1814?

CVE-2006-1814 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 18 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NetBSD 1.6, 2.0, 2.1 and 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by using the sysctl system call to lock a large buffer into physical memory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1814?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netbsd Netbsd.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1814?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1814 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2006-1814 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1814 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7722-q4vf-9pw6.