CVE-2006-5679 json
Integer overflow in the ffs_mountfs function in FreeBSD 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) and possibly execute ar…
published 2006-11-03 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5664
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Integer overflow in the ffs_mountfs function in FreeBSD 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted UFS filesystem that causes invalid or large size parameters to be provided to the kmem_alloc function. NOTE: a third party states that this issue does not cross privilege boundaries in FreeBSD because only root may mount a filesystem.
Exploit prediction
1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-189 Numeric Errors
References
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/22736
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/0930
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/24479
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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lists.freebsd.org
/pipermail/freebsd-security/2007-January/004218.html
mailing-list
- docs.info.apple.com /article.html?artnum=305214
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1017751
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/20918
vdb-entry
- projects.info-pull.com /mokb/MOKB-03-11-2006.html
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/552136
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-5679
- NVD CVE-2006-5679
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