CVE-2006-1589

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Published Apr 3, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The elf_load_file function in NetBSD 2.0 through 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an ELF interpreter that does not have a PT_LOAD section in its header, which triggers a null dereference.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1590	The elf_load_file function in NetBSD 2.0 through 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an ELF interpreter that does not have a PT_LOAD section in its header, which triggers a null dereference.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.342% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-008.txt.asc
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015848
http://www.osvdb.org/24576
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25690

History

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Subscriptions

Netbsd Netbsd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:19 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 3, 2006, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:19 PM
Reserved: Apr 2, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:23 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 3, 2006, 10:04 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:23 PM

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