Buffer overflow in Freebsd

CVE-2014-3953

FreeBSD 8.4 before p14, 9.1 before p17, 9.2 before p10, and 10.0 before p7 does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a (1) SCTP_SNDRCV, (2) SCTP_EXTRCV, or (3) SCTP_RCVINFO SCTP cmsg or a (4) SCTP_PEER_ADDR_CHANGE, (5) SCTP_REMOTE_ERROR, or (6) SCTP_AUTHENTICATION_EVENT notification.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FREEBSD, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)