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CVE-2006-4435

OpenBSD 3.8, 3.9, and possibly earlier versions allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel

OpenBSD 3.8, 3.9, and possibly earlier versions allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by allocating more semaphores than the default.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.00055
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Affected Products & Versions

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openbsdall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published to NVD29 Aug 2006 · 12:04 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/21642PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016756Patch
http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#sem
http://www.openbsd.org/errata38.html#sem
http://www.osvdb.org/28195
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19713Patch
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