medium4.7
CVE-2013-5666
The sendfile system-call implementation in sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.2-RC1 and 9.2-RC2 does not properly pad transmissions, which all…
Impact
The sendfile system-call implementation in sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.2-RC1 and 9.2-RC2 does not properly pad transmissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory) via a length greater than the length of the file.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | Freebsd | Version 9.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://osvdb.org/97142
- http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=255442
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13%3a11.sendfile.asc
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029013
- http://osvdb.org/97142
- http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=255442
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13%3a11.sendfile.asc
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029013