CVE-2006-6655 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the procfs implementation of NetBSD versions before specific patch dates in 2006. A local, authenticated user can trigger a kernel panic by attempting to access a specific path on a procfs filesystem mounted with the "linux" option. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.7, indicating low attack complexity and a localized impact of only a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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