Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2013-5710 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
FreeBSD Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | FreeBSD Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU42540
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5710
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The nullfs implementation in sys/fs/nullfs/null_vnops.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 8.3 through 9.2 allows local users with certain permissions to bypass access restrictions via a hardlink in a nullfs instance to a file in a different instance.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsFreeBSD: 8.0 - 9.2
External linkshttp://secunia.com/advisories/54861
http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=255442
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2769
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13:13.nullfs.asc
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029015
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.