FreeBSD 6.1 Scheduler Policy denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in FreeBSD 6.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Scheduler Policy Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-5482. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in FreeBSD 6.1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Scheduler Policy Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

ufs_vnops.c in FreeBSD 6.1 allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service by calling the ftruncate function on a file type that is not VREG, VLNK or VDIR, which is not defined in POSIX.

The weakness was shared 10/18/2006 by Maxim Konovalov (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.freebsd.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5482 since 10/24/2006. The attack can only be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at secunia.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at lists.freebsd.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (2541), SecurityFocus (BID 20522†) and Secunia (SA22413†). The entries VDB-2618 and VDB-32923 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: lists.freebsd.org

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10/13/2006 🔍
10/18/2006 +5 days 🔍
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10/24/2006 +4 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Advisory: lists.freebsd.org
Researcher: Maxim Konovalov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5482 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5482
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2619
SecurityFocus: 20522
Secunia: 22413 - FreeBSD "ftruncate()" and Scheduler Local Denial of Service, Not Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2006 14:57
Updated: 04/25/2026 07:35
Changes: 10/20/2006 14:57 (61), 04/22/2018 13:15 (7), 12/08/2024 13:32 (19), 04/25/2026 07:35 (1)
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