CVE-2006-4172

N/A Unknown
Published: September 26, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Integer overflow vulnerability 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) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4178.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0376.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22064
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016926
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016928
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=414
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446945/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20158
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29132
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0376.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22064
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016926
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016928
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=414
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446945/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20158
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29132
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
19th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

freebsd