SB2011101801 - Buffer overflow in FreeBSD
Published: October 18, 2011 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011101801
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4062)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Buffer overflow in the kernel in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0-RC1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly gain privileges via a bind system call with a long pathname for a UNIX socket.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46202
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46564
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-11:05.unix.asc
- http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-11:05/unix2.patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2325
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17908
- http://www.osvdb.org/75788
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49862
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026106