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CVE-2006-6013

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-6013 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from dragonflybsd, from freebsd, from midnightbsd and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2006-11-21T23:07:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	dragonflybsd	dragonflybsd	*	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	5.5	Yes
Operating System	midnightbsd	midnightbsd	0.1-current	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	2.0.4	Yes
Operating System	trustedbsd	trustedbsd	*	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-11/0261.html ([email protected])
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/ieee1394/fwdev.c ([email protected])
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-security/2006/11/16/0001.html ([email protected])
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-security/2006/12/14/0002.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/22917 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:25.kmem.asc ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017344 ([email protected])
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/cvsweb/src/sys/bus/firewire/fwdev.c ([email protected])
http://www.kernelhacking.com/bsdadv1.txt Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451629/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451637/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451677/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451698/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451861/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452124/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452264/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452331/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21089 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30347 ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-11/0261.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/ieee1394/fwdev.c (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-security/2006/11/16/0001.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-security/2006/12/14/0002.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/22917 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:25.kmem.asc (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017344 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.dragonflybsd.org/cvsweb/src/sys/bus/firewire/fwdev.c (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernelhacking.com/bsdadv1.txt Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451629/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451637/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451677/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451698/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451861/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452124/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452264/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452331/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21089 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30347 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For dragonflybsd's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.