VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0370
The setsockopt call in the KAME Project IPv6 implementation, as used in FreeBSD 5.2, does not properly handle certain IPv6 socket options, which could allow attackers to read kernel memory and cause a system panic.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The setsockopt call in the KAME Project IPv6 implementation, as used in FreeBSD 5.2, does not properly handle certain IPv6 socket options, which could allow attackers to read kernel memory and cause a system panic.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:06.ipv6.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11233
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9992
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15662
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:06.ipv6.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11233
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9992
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15662
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.