CVE-2005-4783

Published Dec 31, 2005

Last updated 16 years ago

Overview

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.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
2.1
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-Other

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