VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-4210

The pfs_getextattr function in FreeBSD 7.x before 7.3-RELEASE and 8.x before 8.0-RC1 unlocks a mutex that was not previously locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic), overwrite arbitrary memory locations, and possibly…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.13%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.13% probability · 65th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-667
Affected: freebsd/freebsd
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/42200Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-10:09.pseudofs.ascVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024724Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2956Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63218Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15206/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42200Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-10:09.pseudofs.ascVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024724Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2956Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63218Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15206/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.