CVE-2006-1589

N/A Unknown
Published: April 03, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The elf_load_file function in NetBSD 2.0 through 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an ELF interpreter that does not have a PT_LOAD section in its header, which triggers a null dereference.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015848
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/24576
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-008.txt.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015848
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/24576
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25690
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
14th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

netbsd