CVE-2006-4178 Integer overflow in n/a
Local attackers can crash the FreeBSD system by exploiting an integer signedness error in the i386_set_ldt 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-2006-4178?
CVE-2006-4178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 26 Sep 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer signedness error in the i386_set_ldt call in FreeBSD 5.5, and possibly earlier versions down to 5.2, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified arguments that use negative signed integers to cause the bzero function to be called with a large length parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4172.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4178?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-4178 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4178 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g227-wrgp-xcx3.