CVE-2006-6275 : Race condition in the kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allows local users to c

Race condition in the kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors, possibly related to the exitlwps function and SIGKILL and /proc PCAGENT signals.

Published 2006-12-04 11:28:00

Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2006-6275

SUN » Sunos » Version: 5.8
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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SUN » Solaris » Version: 9.0 Sparc Edition
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
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SUN » Solaris » Version: 8.0 X86 Edition
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
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SUN » Solaris » Version: 9.0 X86 Edition
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
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SUN » Solaris » Version: 10.0 Sparc Edition
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
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SUN » Solaris » Version: 10.0 X86 Edition
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
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Threat overview for CVE-2006-6275

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 554

IPs affected by CVE-2006-6275 2

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6275

EPSS FAQ

0.04%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 9 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-6275

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
4.7	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C	3.4	6.9	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2006-6275

CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2006-6275