Description
Integer signedness error in several system calls for FreeBSD 4.6.1 RELEASE-p10 and earlier may allow attackers to access sensitive kernel memory via large negative values to the (1) accept, (2) getsockname, and (3) getpeername system calls, and the (4) vesa FBIO_GETPALETTE ioctl.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5493
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_freebsd
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102976839728706&w=2
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9903.php
Scores
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
25.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (9)
freebsd/freebsd
4.0
freebsd/freebsd
4.1
freebsd/freebsd
4.1.1 (3 CPE variants)
freebsd/freebsd
4.2 (2 CPE variants)
freebsd/freebsd
4.3 (3 CPE variants)
freebsd/freebsd
4.4 (2 CPE variants)
freebsd/freebsd
4.5 (3 CPE variants)
freebsd/freebsd
4.6 (2 CPE variants)
freebsd/freebsd
4.6.1 release_p10
Published
Sep 24, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026