CVE-2006-6014 describes a bounds checking vulnerability in the NetBSD-current kernel prior to version 20061028. This flaw, specifically within the ptrace system call during a PT_DUMPCORE request, allows local users to potentially achieve an unknown impact due to improper handling of a userspace parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), it indicates high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring local access and low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
currentCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:current:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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