Vulnerability in FreeBSD
CVE-2019-5605
In FreeBSD 11.3-STABLE before r350217, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p12, due to insufficient initialization of memory copied to userland in the freebsd32_ioctl interface, small amounts of kernel memory may be disclosed to userland processes. This may allow an attacker to leverage this information to obtain elevated privileges either directly or indirectly.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- FreeBSD — versions 11.3, and before 11.2-RELEASE-p12, 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:14.freebsd32.asc (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153749/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-14… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0003/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5605?
- CVE-2019-5605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in FreeBSD, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-07-26.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5605?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.