Is CVE-2006-6014 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6014 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6014?

CVE-2006-6014 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2006-6014

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

The NetBSD-current kernel before 20061028 does not properly perform bounds checking of an unspecified userspace parameter in the ptrace system call during a PT_DUMPCORE request, which allows local users to have an unknown impact.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 0.3% (27th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-5997)
Published: November 21, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5997 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

netbsd / netbsd

References

http://mail-index.netbsd.org/current-users/2006/11/10/0000.html(Patch)

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

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