CVE-2006-5550
The kernel in FreeBSD 6.1 and OpenBSD 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service via...
The kernel in FreeBSD 6.1 and OpenBSD 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors involving certain ioctl requests to /dev/crypto.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The kernel in FreeBSD 6.1 and OpenBSD 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors involving certain ioctl requests to /dev/crypto.
- Record
CVE-2006-5550- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The kernel in FreeBSD 6.1 and OpenBSD 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors involving certain ioctl requests to /dev/crypto.
- Record
CVE-2006-5550- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5535 No score
The kernel in FreeBSD 6.1 and OpenBSD 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors involving certain ioctl requests to /dev/crypto.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5535- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jc3w-9rh7-2w22 No score
The kernel in FreeBSD 6.1 and OpenBSD 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service via...
The kernel in FreeBSD 6.1 and OpenBSD 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors involving certain ioctl requests to /dev/crypto.
- Record
GHSA-jc3w-9rh7-2w22- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | FreeBSD 6.1 - '/dev/crypto' Local Kernel Denial of Service | 2006-10-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-5550 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Freebsd, published October 26, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.99%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
