vendor:
FreeBSD
by:
maxim
7.2
CVSS
HIGH
Denial-of-Service
N/A
CWE
Product Name: FreeBSD
Affected Version From: 6.0-RELEASE-p5
Affected Version To: 6.1-RELEASE-p10
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: None
2006
FreeBSD Local Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
FreeBSD is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to handle exceptional conditions. An attacker may leverage this issue to crash the affected computer, denying service to legitimate users. Under certain conditions, successful exploits may also corrupt the filesystem.
Mitigation:
Upgrade to the latest version of FreeBSD to address this vulnerability.