CVE-2006-5679 describes an integer overflow in the ffs_mountfs function of FreeBSD 6.1, allowing local users to trigger a denial of service (panic) and potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted UFS filesystem. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity, as it requires local access and does not cross privilege boundaries in FreeBSD since only root can mount filesystems. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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