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CVE-2006-4516

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2006-10-12 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Integer signedness error in FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and kernel panic) via a PT_LWPINFO ptrace command with a large negative data value that satisfies a signed maximum value check but is used in an unsigned copyout function call.

Affected Platforms

Freebsd Freebsd

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References