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CVE-2005-4783

kernfs_xread in kernfs_vnops.c in NetBSD before 20050831 does not check for a negative offset when reading the message buffer, which allows…

Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 29%
Public exploits
0
none known

kernfs_xread in kernfs_vnops.c in NetBSD before 20050831 does not check for a negative offset when reading the message buffer, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

  • securitytracker.com /id?1015132 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • cvsweb.netbsd.org /bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/miscfs/kernfs/kernfs_vnops.c.diff?r1=1.110&r2=1.111&f=h · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • releng.netbsd.org /cgi-bin/req-3.cgi?show=727 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /20729 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.org /0601-advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-001.txt · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_NETBSD, x_transferred
  • mail-index.netbsd.org /netbsd-announce/2005/10/31/0000.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • cvsweb.netbsd.org /bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/miscfs/kernfs/kernfs_vnops.c · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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