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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-4516
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CVE-2006-4516

Description:
Integer signedness error in FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and kernel panic) via a PT_LWPINFO ptrace command with a large negative data value that satisfies a signed maximum value check but is used in an unsigned copyout function call.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/29476

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA22367

IDEFENSE
  http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=419

BID
  20440


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