CVE-2005-1406

The kernel in FreeBSD 4.x to 4.11 and 5.x to 5.4 does not properly clear certain fixed-length buffers when copying variable-length data for use by applications, which could allow those applications to read previously used sensitive memory.

CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:08.kmem.asc	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Oct/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17368
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13526
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15252
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2256

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4:::::::*

History

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Information

Published : 2005-05-06 04:00

Updated : 2024-02-28 10:42

NVD link : CVE-2005-1406

Mitre link : CVE-2005-1406

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-1406

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Products Affected

freebsd

freebsd

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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