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CVE-2006-4172

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-09-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-4172
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.41%

Original NVD Description

Integer overflow vulnerability in the i386_set_ldt call in FreeBSD 5.5, and possibly earlier versions down to 5.2, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4178.