VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-4783
kernfs_xread in kernfs_vnops.c in NetBSD before 20050831 does not check for a negative offset when reading the message buffer, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
kernfs_xread in kernfs_vnops.c in NetBSD before 20050831 does not check for a negative offset when reading the message buffer, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- netbsd/netbsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/miscfs/kernfs/kernfs_vnops.cPatch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/miscfs/kernfs/kernfs_vnops.c.diff?r1=1.110&r2=1.111&f=hPatch
- http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2005/10/31/0000.html
- http://releng.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/req-3.cgi?show=727Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015132Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/20729Patch
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0601-advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-001.txtPatch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/miscfs/kernfs/kernfs_vnops.cPatch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/miscfs/kernfs/kernfs_vnops.c.diff?r1=1.110&r2=1.111&f=hPatch
- http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2005/10/31/0000.html
- http://releng.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/req-3.cgi?show=727Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015132Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/20729Patch
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0601-advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-001.txtPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.