CVE-2006-1589

medium

Description

The elf_load_file function in NetBSD 2.0 through 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an ELF interpreter that does not have a PT_LOAD section in its header, which triggers a null dereference.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25690

http://www.osvdb.org/24576

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015848

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-04-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H