Vulnerability in FreeBSD
CVE-2010-2693
FreeBSD 7.1 through 8.1-PRERELEASE does not copy the read-only flag when creating a duplicate mbuf buffer reference, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system file corruption) and gain privileges via the sendfile system call.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- FreeBSD — versions 7.2, 8.0, 7.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1787 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-10:07.mbuf.asc (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (Patch, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/40567 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/41577 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-2693?
- CVE-2010-2693 is a vulnerability in FreeBSD, classified under CWE-264. Published 2010-07-13.
- Is CVE-2010-2693 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.