CVE-2006-4516 is an integer signedness error in FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE that allows local users to trigger a denial of service through memory corruption and kernel panic. This vulnerability is exploited via a PT_LWPINFO ptrace command with a large negative data value. The attack vector is local, has low complexity, and its primary impact is system availability. While not actively exploited in the wild, public exploit code exists (EDB-2524), though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:release:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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