SB2014071502 - Buffer overflow in FreeBSD
Published: July 15, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014071502
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3952)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
FreeBSD 8.4 before p14, 9.1 before p17, 9.2 before p10, and 10.0 before p7 does not properly initialize the buffer between the header and data of a control message, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.