CVE-2006-0379

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Published Jan 25, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

FreeBSD kernel 5.4-STABLE and 6.0 does not completely initialize a buffer before making it available to userland, which could allow local users to read portions of kernel memory.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4:stable::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:stable::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-0386	FreeBSD kernel 5.4-STABLE and 6.0 does not completely initialize a buffer before making it available to userland, which could allow local users to read portions of kernel memory.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.382% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:06.kmem.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/18599
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015541
http://www.osvdb.org/22730
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16373
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24338

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:34 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: freebsd
Published: Jan 25, 2006, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:34 PM
Reserved: Jan 24, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 25, 2006, 10:03 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM

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