CVE-2006-0900 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the nfsd kernel module of FreeBSD 6.0. Remote attackers can trigger a kernel panic by sending a specially crafted NFS mount request. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a critical impact with low attack complexity, as it can be exploited remotely without authentication to achieve complete system unavailability. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit modules are publicly available, including a Metasploit auxiliary module and an ExploitDB entry, suggesting potential for exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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