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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2006-3818 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T18:48:38.009Z
Reserved: 2006-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2006-3824
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Status : Modified
Published: 2006-07-25T13:22:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2006-3824
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Weaknesses
EUVD