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CVE-2006-1589

The elf_load_file function in NetBSD 2.0 through 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of...

4.9 Medium

The elf_load_file function in NetBSD 2.0 through 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an ELF interpreter that does not have a PT_LOAD section in its header, which triggers a null dereference.

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.9

The elf_load_file function in NetBSD 2.0 through 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an ELF interpreter that does not have a PT_LOAD section in its header, which triggers a null dereference.

Record
CVE-2006-1589
CVSS 2.0
4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The elf_load_file function in NetBSD 2.0 through 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an ELF interpreter that does not have a PT_LOAD section in its header, which triggers a null dereference.

Record
CVE-2006-1589
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1590 No score

The elf_load_file function in NetBSD 2.0 through 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an ELF interpreter that does not have a PT_LOAD section in its header, which triggers a null dereference.

Record
EUVD-2006-1590
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vpfh-5h94-wjmx No score

The elf_load_file function in NetBSD 2.0 through 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of...

The elf_load_file function in NetBSD 2.0 through 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an ELF interpreter that does not have a PT_LOAD section in its header, which triggers a null dereference.

Record
GHSA-vpfh-5h94-wjmx
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2006-1589 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Netbsd, published April 3, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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