#VU34417 Out-of-bounds read in FreeBSD - CVE-2019-15874
Published: April 29, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34417
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15874
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeBSD
FreeBSD
Software vendor:
FreeBSD Foundation
FreeBSD Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r356035, 12.1-RELEASE before 12.1-RELEASE-p4, 11.3-STABLE before r356036, and 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p8, incomplete packet data validation may result in memory access after it has been freed leading to a kernel panic or other unpredictable results.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.