Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-5218
CVE-2006-5218
Description
Integer overflow in the systrace_preprepl function (STRIOCREPLACE) in systrace in OpenBSD 3.9 and NetBSD 3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash), gain privileges, or read arbitrary kernel memory via large numeric arguments to the systrace ioctl.
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References
7- openbsd.org/errata.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/22324nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20392nvdPatch
- scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2006-003.htmlnvdExploit
- www.osvdb.org/29570nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29392nvd
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