CVE-2014-0998

Integer signedness error in the vt console driver (formerly Newcons) in FreeBSD 9.3 before p10 and 10.1 before p6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via a negative value in a VT_WAITACTIVE ioctl call, which triggers an array index error and out-of-bounds kernel memory access.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/107	Exploit
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534563/100/0/threaded
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-EN-15:01.vt.asc

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-02-02 16:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 12:20

NVD link : CVE-2014-0998

Mitre link : CVE-2014-0998

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-0998

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Products Affected

freebsd

freebsd

CWE

CWE-189

Numeric Errors

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