CVE-2006-5680 json
The libarchive library in FreeBSD 6-STABLE after 2006-09-05 and before 2006-11-08 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of s…
published 2006-11-09 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5665
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The libarchive library in FreeBSD 6-STABLE after 2006-09-05 and before 2006-11-08 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed archive that causes libarchive to skip a region past the actual end of the archive, which triggers an infinite loop that attempts to read more data.
Patch / fix
- libarchive Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5680
- bsdtar openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.5.1-1.5
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10925-1
Exploit prediction
1.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- security.freebsd.org http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:24.libarchive.asc referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
security.freebsd.org
/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:24.libarchive.asc
vendor-advisory, exploit
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1017199
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/30137
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/22801
third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/22723
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/20961
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-5680
- NVD CVE-2006-5680
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