What is the severity of CVE-2005-4776?

CVE-2005-4776 has a severity that allows local users to cause denial of service, including potential system crashes and heap corruption.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4776?

To fix CVE-2005-4776, upgrade to a patched version of NetBSD released after September 13, 2005.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4776?

CVE-2005-4776 affects NetBSD versions 1.6, 2.0, as well as their beta and minor releases prior to specified patch dates.

Can CVE-2005-4776 lead to privilege escalation?

Yes, CVE-2005-4776 may potentially allow local users to gain root privileges under certain conditions.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-4776?

CVE-2005-4776 is classified as an integer overflow vulnerability within the FreeBSD compatibility code.

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CVE-2005-4776

high

7.2

CWE

190 NVD-CWE-Other

31/12/2005

13/4/2006

16/9/2024

CVE-2005-4776: Integer Overflow

First published: Sat Dec 31 2005(Updated: )

Integer overflow in the FreeBSD compatibility code (freebsd_misc.c) in NetBSD-current, NetBSD-3, NetBSD-2.0, and NetBSD-2 before 20050913; and NetBSD-1.6 before 20050914; allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption or system crash) and possibly gain root privileges.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
NetBSD NetBSD	=1.6
NetBSD NetBSD	=1.6-beta
NetBSD NetBSD	=1.6.1
NetBSD NetBSD	=1.6.2
NetBSD NetBSD	=2.0
NetBSD NetBSD	=2.0.1
NetBSD NetBSD	=2.0.2

Remedy

http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2005/09/13/0024.html

Remedy

http://www.osvdb.org/20757

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4776?
CVE-2005-4776 has a severity that allows local users to cause denial of service, including potential system crashes and heap corruption.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4776?
To fix CVE-2005-4776, upgrade to a patched version of NetBSD released after September 13, 2005.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4776?
CVE-2005-4776 affects NetBSD versions 1.6, 2.0, as well as their beta and minor releases prior to specified patch dates.
Can CVE-2005-4776 lead to privilege escalation?
Yes, CVE-2005-4776 may potentially allow local users to gain root privileges under certain conditions.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-4776?
CVE-2005-4776 is classified as an integer overflow vulnerability within the FreeBSD compatibility code.

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