CVE

CVE-2006-6397

Integer overflow in banner/banner.c in FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD might allow local users to modify memory via a long banner. NOTE: CVE and multiple third parties dispute this issue. Since banner is not setuid, an exploit would not cross privilege boundaries in normal operations. This issue is not a vulnerability

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

4.4

Published

Dec 08, 2006

Modified

Jun 16, 2026