CVE-2006-4435 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenBSD versions 3.8, 3.9, and potentially earlier, where an attacker can trigger a kernel panic by allocating an excessive number of semaphores. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a medium severity, with a local attack vector and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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