Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeBSD - CVE-2014-1452
Published: January 21, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42122
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1452
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a crafted GETBULK PDU request. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
FreeBSD
How to mitigate CVE-2014-1452
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.