CVE-2006-4178 is an integer signedness error in the i386_set_ldt call within FreeBSD versions 5.2 through 5.5. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by providing specific negative signed integer arguments, leading to a denial of service (system crash) due to the bzero function being called with an excessively large length parameter. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with the primary impact being system availability. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-28648) detailing local denial of service vulnerabilities related to i386_set_ldt(), there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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