What is the severity of CVE-2006-2205?

CVE-2006-2205 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service due to kernel crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2205?

To fix CVE-2006-2205, update to a version of NetBSD that addresses this vulnerability.

What systems are affected by CVE-2006-2205?

CVE-2006-2205 affects NetBSD version 3.0.

Can CVE-2006-2205 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2006-2205 is considered a local privilege escalation vulnerability, meaning it requires local access to exploit.

What impact does CVE-2006-2205 have on the system?

Successfully exploiting CVE-2006-2205 can cause the system to crash, leading to a denial of service.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2006-2205

low

2.1

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

5/5/2006

5/9/2013

CVE-2006-2205

First published: Fri May 05 2006(Updated: )

The audio_write function in NetBSD 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) by using the audiosetinfo ioctl to change the sample rate of an audio device.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
NetBSD NetBSD	=3.0

Remedy

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-014.txt.asc

Remedy

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016004

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2205?
CVE-2006-2205 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service due to kernel crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2205?
To fix CVE-2006-2205, update to a version of NetBSD that addresses this vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-2006-2205?
CVE-2006-2205 affects NetBSD version 3.0.
Can CVE-2006-2205 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2006-2205 is considered a local privilege escalation vulnerability, meaning it requires local access to exploit.
What impact does CVE-2006-2205 have on the system?
Successfully exploiting CVE-2006-2205 can cause the system to crash, leading to a denial of service.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2205?
CVE-2006-2205 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service due to kernel crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2205?
To fix CVE-2006-2205, update to a version of NetBSD that addresses this vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-2006-2205?
CVE-2006-2205 affects NetBSD version 3.0.
Can CVE-2006-2205 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2006-2205 is considered a local privilege escalation vulnerability, meaning it requires local access to exploit.
What impact does CVE-2006-2205 have on the system?
Successfully exploiting CVE-2006-2205 can cause the system to crash, leading to a denial of service.