systeminfo.c for Sun Solaris allows local users to read kernel memory via a 0 variable count argument to the sysinfo system call, which causes a -1 argument to be used by the copyout function
Published Jul 25, 2006
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.98%
Description
systeminfo.c for Sun Solaris allows local users to read kernel memory via a 0 variable count argument to the sysinfo system call, which causes a -1 argument to be used by the copyout function. NOTE: this issue has been referred to as an integer overflow, but it is probably more like a signedness error or integer underflow.
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.98% (0.00985) | 61.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.98% (0.00982) | 57.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00159) | 34.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21148 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016555 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102343-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=410 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440849/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440986/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19104 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2936 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27901 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21148 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016555 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102343-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT | |
| http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=410 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440849/100/100/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440986/100/100/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19104 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2936 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27901 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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