CVE-2006-4435 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2006-08-29

Score: 4.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.9:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-4423	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00055.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21642
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016756
http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#sem
http://www.openbsd.org/errata38.html#sem
http://www.osvdb.org/28195
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19713
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28617

History

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Subscriptions

Openbsd Openbsd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-29T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:06:07.963Z

Reserved: 2006-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4435

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-29T00:04:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-4435

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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