CVE-2013-5666 | BDVDB-2026-57571 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13%3a11.sendfile.asc
http://osvdb.org/97142
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029013
http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=255442

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12013-09-23Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.