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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2006-3824 Detail

Description

systeminfo.c for Sun Solaris allows local users to read kernel memory via a 0 variable count argument to the sysinfo system call, which causes a -1 argument to be used by the copyout function. NOTE: this issue has been referred to as an integer overflow, but it is probably more like a signedness error or integer underflow.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Evaluator Solution

This vulnerability is addressed in the following product releases: Sun, Solaris, 10_x86 patch 118833-09 or later Sun, Solaris, 10 patch 118855-06 or later

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/21148 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016555 CVE, MITRE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102343-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=410 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440849/100/100/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440986/100/100/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19104 CVE, MITRE Exploit  Patch 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2936 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27901 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-Other Other cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-3824
NVD Published Date:
07/25/2006
NVD Last Modified:
04/15/2026
Source:
MITRE