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CVE-2006-1797


The kernel in NetBSD-current before September 28, 2005 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by using the SIOCGIFALIAS ioctl to gather information on a non-existent alias of a network interface, which causes a NULL pointer dereference.


Published

2006-04-18T10:02:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.6 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.6 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.6.1 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.6.2 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 2.0 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 2.0.1 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 2.0.2 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 2.0.3 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 2.1 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 3.0 Yes

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