LOW
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
Published Jan 25, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.38% 0.00382
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00382
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 29.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 29.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 26.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:06.kmem.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18599 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015541 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/22730 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16373 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24338 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:06.kmem.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18599 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015541 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/22730 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16373 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24338 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner freebsd
Published Jan 25, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 24, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0379
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a