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CVE-2006-1797

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-04-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-1797
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.39%

Original NVD Description

The kernel in NetBSD-current before September 28, 2005 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by using the SIOCGIFALIAS ioctl to gather information on a non-existent alias of a network interface, which causes a NULL pointer dereference.