Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-6730

OpenBSD and NetBSD permit usermode code to kill the display server and write to the X.Org /dev/xf86 device, which allows local users with root privileges to reduce securelevel by replacing the System Management Mode (SMM) handler via a write to an SMRAM address within /dev/xf86 (aka the video card memory-mapped I/O range), and then launching the new handler via a System Management Interrupt (SMI), as demonstrated by a write to Programmed I/O port 0xB2.
Published 2006-12-26 23:28:00
Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58
Source MITRE
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Products affected by CVE-2006-6730

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6730

EPSS FAQ
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 11 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-6730

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.6
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
2.7
10.0
 NIST

References for CVE-2006-6730

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