Buffer overflow in Freebsd

CVE-2014-3952

FreeBSD 8.4 before p14, 9.1 before p17, 9.2 before p10, and 10.0 before p7 does not properly initialize the buffer between the header and data of a control message, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (26.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Freebsd — versions 8.4, 9.1, 9.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References