CVE-2006-5751

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.46%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-12-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Linux.

CVE

CVE-2006-5751

Severity

HIGH

CVSS

7.2

EPSS

0.46%

Linux

Original NVD Description

Integer overflow in the get_fdb_entries function in net/bridge/br_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.18.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large maxnum value in an ioctl request.