National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-6385
Original release date:12/08/2006
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Stack-based buffer overflow in Intel PRO 10/100, PRO/1000, and PRO/10GbE PCI, PCI-X, and PCIe network adapter drivers (aka NDIS miniport drivers) before 20061205 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with "kernel-level" privileges via an incorrect function call in certain OID handlers.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
Official Statement from Red Hat (12/08/2006)
Not Vulnerable.
eEye Research advisory AD20061207 (Intel Network Adapter Driver Local Privilege Escalation) describes a flaw in the Linux Kernel drivers for the e100, e1000, and ixgb Intel network cards. The flaw affects the NDIS miniport drivers and its OID support. The Linux Kernel drivers do not support the NDIS API and the OID concept from Microsoft Windows.
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#296681
Name: VU#296681
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-023726.htm
Type: Patch Information
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-4871
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: intel-lan-driver-bo(30750)
External Source: BID
Name: 21456
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20061207 EEYE: Intel Network Adapter Driver Local Privilege Escalation
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23221
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/upcoming/20060710.html
External Source: MISC
Name: http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20061207.html
External Source: MLIST
Name: [freebsd-security] 20061206 Intel LAN Driver Buffer Overflow Local Privilege Escalation
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1017346
External Source: SREASON
Name: 2007
