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.

EPSS: 0.007 (49.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Freebsd — versions 7.2, 8.0, 7.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.