VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-4779
verifiedexecioctl in verified_exec.c in NetBSD 2.0.2 calls NDINIT with UIO_USERSPACE rather than UID_SYSSPACE, which removes the functionality of the verified exec kernel subsystem and might allow local users to execute Trojan horse programs.
LOW 3.6EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
verifiedexecioctl in verified_exec.c in NetBSD 2.0.2 calls NDINIT with UIO_USERSPACE rather than UID_SYSSPACE, which removes the functionality of the verified exec kernel subsystem and might allow local users to execute Trojan horse programs.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- netbsd/netbsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/verified_exec.c.diff?r1=1.4&r2=1.4.2.1&f=h
- http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2005/10/31/0000.htmlPatch
- http://releng.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/req-2-0.cgi?show=1988
- http://www.osvdb.org/20725Patch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/verified_exec.c.diff?r1=1.4&r2=1.4.2.1&f=h
- http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2005/10/31/0000.htmlPatch
- http://releng.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/req-2-0.cgi?show=1988
- http://www.osvdb.org/20725Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.