Buffer overflow in Freebsd
CVE-2011-4062
Buffer overflow in the kernel in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0-RC1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly gain privileges via a bind system call with a long pathname for a UNIX socket.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.009 (57.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Freebsd — versions 7.3, 7.4, 8.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secteam@freebsd.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- secteam@freebsd.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secteam@freebsd.org (Exploit, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secteam@freebsd.org (x_refsource_FREEBSD, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secteam@freebsd.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secteam@freebsd.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secteam@freebsd.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- secteam@freebsd.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secteam@freebsd.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-4062?
- CVE-2011-4062 is a vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-10-18.
- Is CVE-2011-4062 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.