CVE-2006-4172

high

Description

Integer overflow vulnerability 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) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4178.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29132

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20158

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446945/100/0/threaded

http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=414

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016928

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016926

http://secunia.com/advisories/22064

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0376.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-09-26

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00058