CVE-2006-5483 json
p1003_1b.c in FreeBSD 6.1 allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service by setting a scheduler policy, which should only be…
published 2006-10-24 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5468
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
p1003_1b.c in FreeBSD 6.1 allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service by setting a scheduler policy, which should only be settable by root.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-2542)
- Published
Exploit prediction
0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-2542 FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p10 - 'scheduler' Local Denial of Service dos, 2006-10-13
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
secunia.com
/advisories/22413
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
lists.freebsd.org
/pipermail/cvs-src/2006-May/063969.html
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/20517
vdb-entry
- freebsd.org /cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/posix4/p1003_1b.c.diff?r1=1.24&r2=1.24.2.1
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-5483
- NVD CVE-2006-5483
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