CVE-2006-6397

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions No vulnerable software versions are specified, as the issue is disputed and not considered a vulnerability.

Description The issue in question pertains to an alleged integer overflow in the banner/banner.c file within FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD. It was suggested that this could potentially allow local users to modify memory by utilizing a long banner. However, it's crucial to note that this issue is disputed by multiple third parties, including CVE, and is not regarded as a vulnerability. The reason provided is that the banner is not setuid, meaning an exploit would not cross privilege boundaries during normal operations.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.