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CVE-2006-6397

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.26% Public Exploit

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

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2006-6397
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.26%

Original NVD Description

Integer overflow in banner/banner.c in FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD might allow local users to modify memory via a long banner. NOTE: CVE and multiple third parties dispute this issue. Since banner is not setuid, an exploit would not cross privilege boundaries in normal operations. This issue is not a vulnerability