VDB-33353 · CVE-2006-6014 · GCVE-0-2006-6014

NetBSD Current Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetBSD Current. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-6014. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetBSD Current (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The NetBSD-current kernel before 20061028 does not properly perform bounds checking of an unspecified userspace parameter in the ptrace system call during a PT_DUMPCORE request, which allows local users to have an unknown impact.

The weakness was presented 11/21/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at mail-index.netbsd.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-6014 since 11/21/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/28/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Name

NetBSD

Version

Current

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/21/2006 🔍
11/21/2006 +0 days 🔍
11/21/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3033 days 🔍
04/28/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mail-index.netbsd.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6014 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6014
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33353

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/28/2026 00:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (38), 08/08/2018 07:14 (6), 04/28/2026 00:41 (17)
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