CVE-2006-5218 describes an integer overflow in the systrace_preprepl function within the systrace component of OpenBSD 3.9 and NetBSD 3. This vulnerability allows local users to trigger a denial of service, elevate privileges, or read kernel memory by providing large numeric arguments to the systrace ioctl. With a CVSS score of 4.6, it is considered of moderate severity, requiring local access with low attack complexity, and potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.