CVE-2006-6013 Integer overflow in n/a
Local attackers can read arbitrary memory contents via an integer signedness error in BSD kernel FireWire drivers.
- 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-2006-6013?
CVE-2006-6013 is a low-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 21 Nov 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 fw_ioctl (FW_IOCTL) function in the FireWire (IEEE-1394) drivers (dev/firewire/fwdev.c) in various BSD kernels, including DragonFlyBSD, FreeBSD 5.5, MidnightBSD 0.1-CURRENT before 20061115, NetBSD-current before 20061116, NetBSD-4 before 20061203, and TrustedBSD, allows local users to read arbitrary memory contents via certain negative values of crom_buf->len in an FW_GCROM command. NOTE: this issue has been labeled as an integer overflow, but it is more like an integer signedness error.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6013?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Dragonflybsd Dragonflybsd, Freebsd Freebsd, Midnightbsd Midnightbsd, Netbsd Netbsd, Trustedbsd Trustedbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6013?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6013 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-6013 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6013 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6jjw-8xq9-mjfm.