NetBSD Audiosetinfo IOCTL Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:17999

Info

NetBSD Audiosetinfo IOCTL Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 17999
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2006-2205
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 19 2006 12:00AM
Updated: May 17 2006 07:24PM
Credit: The vendor credits Christian Biere with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: Navision Financials Server 3.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

NetBSD Audiosetinfo IOCTL Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

NetBSD is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

Specifically, the issue presents itself if a user changes the sample rate of an audio device during playback.

A successful attack may trigger a crash in the kernel.

Exploit / POC

NetBSD Audiosetinfo IOCTL Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

NetBSD Audiosetinfo IOCTL Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:

NetBSD has released an advisory to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for details on updating affected kernels.

References

NetBSD Audiosetinfo IOCTL Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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