Is CVE-2006-5824 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5824 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5824?

CVE-2006-5824 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-5824

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Integer overflow in the ffs_rdextattr function in FreeBSD 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) and trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted UFS filesystem, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5679. NOTE: a third party states that this issue does not cross privilege boundaries in FreeBSD because only root may mount a filesystem.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS score: 0.4% (32th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-5808)
Published: November 9, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5808 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

freebsd / freebsd

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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