CVE-2006-4178
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CVE-2006-4178 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Integer signedness error in the i386_set_ldt call in FreeBSD 5.5, and possibly earlier versions down to 5.2, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified arguments that use negative signed integers to cause the bzero function to be called with a large length parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4172.. EPSS estimates a 0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Integer signedness error in the i386_set_ldt call in FreeBSD 5.5, and possibly earlier versions down to 5.2, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified arguments that use negative signed integers to cause the bzero function to be called with a large length parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4172.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | Freebsd | <= 5.5 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.2 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.2.1 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.3 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.4 |
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