CVE-2006-5550 EXPLOIT
4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1% (pctl 62)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The kernel in FreeBSD 6.1 and OpenBSD 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors involving certain ioctl requests to /dev/crypto.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.99% — more likely to be exploited than 62% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-10-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| freebsd | freebsd |
| openbsd | openbsd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FreeBSD 6.1 - '/dev/crypto' Local Kernel Denial of Service | 2006-10-24 |
References
- http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/here-is-lame-proof-of-concept-code-for.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22543
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20713
- http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/here-is-lame-proof-of-concept-code-for.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22543
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20713
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