Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in FreeBSD

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU42542

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5691

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The (1) IPv6 and (2) ATM ioctl request handlers in the kernel in FreeBSD 8.3 through 9.2-STABLE do not validate SIOCSIFADDR, SIOCSIFBRDADDR, SIOCSIFDSTADDR, and SIOCSIFNETMASK requests, which allows local users to perform link-layer actions, cause a denial of service (panic), or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeBSD: 8.3 - 9.2

External links

http://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-13:12.ifioctl.asc

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.