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

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.