Description
Integer overflow in the Berkeley Fast File System (FFS) in FreeBSD 4.6.1 RELEASE-p4 and earlier allows local users to access arbitrary file contents within FFS to gain privileges by creating a file that is larger than allowed by the virtual memory system.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5399
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_freebsd
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102865404413458&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/5073
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9771.php
Scores
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
freebsd/freebsd
< 4.6.1
Published
Aug 12, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026