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CVE-2006-6655
The procfs implementation in NetBSD-current before 20061023, NetBSD 3.0 and 3.0.1 before 20061024, and NetBSD 2.x before 20061029 allows…
Low1.7EPSS 0.30%
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- mitre
Description
The procfs implementation in NetBSD-current before 20061023, NetBSD 3.0 and 3.0.1 before 20061024, and NetBSD 2.x before 20061029 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by attempting to access /emul/linux/proc/0/stat on a procfs filesystem that was mounted with mount_procfs -o linux, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.7 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.30% · top 77% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.7.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (1)
- 1017293 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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