Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-0744

Linux kernel before 2.6.16.5 does not properly handle uncanonical return addresses on Intel EM64T CPUs, which reports an exception in the SYSRET instead of the next instruction, which causes the kernel exception handler to run on the user stack with the wrong GS.
Published 2006-04-18 10:02:00
Updated 2018-10-30 16:26:20
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validation

Products affected by CVE-2006-0744

Threat overview for CVE-2006-0744

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2006-0744
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49153
IPs affected by CVE-2006-0744 11,870
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0744

EPSS FAQ
0.11%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 42 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-0744

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.9
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
3.9
6.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2006-0744

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2006-0744

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