CVE-2006-6397

Medium

Description

Integer overflow in banner/banner.c in FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD might allow local users to modify memory via a long banner. NOTE: CVE and multiple third parties dispute this issue. Since banner is not setuid, an exploit would not cross privilege boundaries in normal operations. This issue is not a vulnerability

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
ProductFreebsd
PublishedDec 8, 2006
First seenDec 8, 2006

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
freebsd freebsd6.2—
netbsd netbsd2.0.4—
openbsd openbsdNo range specified—

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CVE-2006-6397 · Freebsd · Dark Radar