CVE-2006-3824 Integer overflow in n/a
Local attackers can read kernel memory in Sun Solaris by exploiting an integer underflow in the sysinfo 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-2006-3824?
CVE-2006-3824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 25 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
systeminfo.c for Sun Solaris allows local users to read kernel memory via a 0 variable count argument to the sysinfo system call, which causes a -1 argument to be used by the copyout function. NOTE: this issue has been referred to as an integer overflow, but it is probably more like a signedness error or integer underflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3824?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3824?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3824 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-3824 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3824 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x7v7-qmr7-45r2.