CVE-2006-3824
systeminfo.c for Sun Solaris allows local users to read kernel memory via a 0 variable count argument to the sysinfo system call, which…
- 4.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.99%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 37% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
systeminfo.c for Sun Solaris allows local users to read kernel memory via a 0 variable count argument to the sysinfo system call, which causes a -1 argument to be used by the copyout function. NOTE: this issue has been referred to as an integer overflow, but it is probably more like a signedness error or integer underflow.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Solaris 10 sysinfo(2) - Local Kernel Memory Disclosure (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 2241local, solarispublished 22 Aug 2006Verified
- Solaris 10 - 'sysinfo()' Local Kernel Memory Disclosure (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 2067local, solarispublished 24 Jul 2006Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.99% · top 37% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References9
- 1016555 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20060721 Re: [Full-disclosure] iDefense Security Advisory 07.20.06: Sun Microsystems Solaris sysinfo() Kernel Memory Disclosure Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2006-2936 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 21148 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20060720 Sun Microsystems Solaris sysinfo() Kernel Memory Disclosure Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 19104 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 102343 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 20060724 Re: Re: [Full-disclosure] iDefense Security Advisory 07.20.06: Sun Microsystems Solaris sysinfo() Kernel Memory Disclosure Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- solaris-systeminfo-overflow(27901) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-3818 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-3824)Record last updated .