CVE-2006-5679 Integer overflow in n/a
Local root users can trigger a kernel panic or execute code via a crafted UFS filesystem due to an integer overflow in FreeBSD.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5679?
CVE-2006-5679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 3 Nov 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer overflow in the ffs_mountfs function in FreeBSD 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted UFS filesystem that causes invalid or large size parameters to be provided to the kmem_alloc function. NOTE: a third party states that this issue does not cross privilege boundaries in FreeBSD because only root may mount a filesystem.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5679?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5679?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-5679 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5679 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cchc-f6vf-rmcw.