CVE-2006-4178 json
Integer signedness error in the i386_set_ldt call in FreeBSD 5.5, and possibly earlier versions down to 5.2, allows local users to cause a…
published 2006-09-26 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4168
- cvss
- 4.9
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Integer signedness error 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) via unspecified arguments that use negative signed integers to cause the bzero function to be called with a large length parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4172.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-28648)
- Published
Exploit prediction
0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-28648 FreeBSD 5.x - 'I386_Set_LDT()' Multiple Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities dos, 2006-09-23
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
References
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idefense.com
/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=415
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1016927
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/22064
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/20158
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/446946/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-4178
- NVD CVE-2006-4178
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