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CVE-2006-0379

Status: ModifiedLow (2.1)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Freebsd — Freebsd

CWEs

References

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          "authentication": "NONE",
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