Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-4172
CVE-2006-4172
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.5
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=5.5
Patches
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References
8- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0376.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22064nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446945/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20158nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29132nvd
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