Local denial of service in NetBSD
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | N/A |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
NetBSD Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | NetBSD Foundation, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU9832
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an input validation error in virecover script. A local unprivileged user can delete arbitrary file within the root / directory.
Install update from vendor's website.
NetBSD: 6.0 - 7.0.2
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd_foundation:netbsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd_foundation:netbsd:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd_foundation:netbsd:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https:ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2018-002.txt.asc
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
