CVE - CVE-2006-0379

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-0379	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
FreeBSD kernel 5.4-STABLE and 6.0 does not completely initialize a buffer before making it available to userland, which could allow local users to read portions of kernel memory.
References
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BID:16373 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16373 FREEBSD:FreeBSD-SA-06:06 URL:ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:06.kmem.asc OSVDB:22730 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/22730~~ (Obsolete source) SECTRACK:1015541 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1015541 SECUNIA:18599 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/18599 XF:bsd-buffer-initialization-disclosure(24338) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24338
Assigning CNA
FreeBSD
Date Record Created
20060124	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060124)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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