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…

published September 23, 2013

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
22.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00306 · 22.2th percentile
Published
2013-09-23T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 SEP 20:00Z
    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…
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