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ID:3908 - Exploit for Input validation error in FreeBSD - CVE-2014-0998
ID:3908 - Exploit for Input validation error in FreeBSD - CVE-2014-0998
Published: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40917
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0998
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
FreeBSD
FreeBSD
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Integer signedness error in the vt console driver (formerly Newcons) in FreeBSD 9.3 before p10 and 10.1 before p6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via a negative value in a VT_WAITACTIVE ioctl call, which triggers an array index error and out-of-bounds kernel memory access.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.