CVE-2005-4779

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Published Apr 13, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 3.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

verifiedexecioctl in verified_exec.c in NetBSD 2.0.2 calls NDINIT with UIO_USERSPACE rather than UID_SYSSPACE, which removes the functionality of the verified exec kernel subsystem and might allow local users to execute Trojan horse programs.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4772	verifiedexecioctl in verified_exec.c in NetBSD 2.0.2 calls NDINIT with UIO_USERSPACE rather than UID_SYSSPACE, which removes the functionality of the verified exec kernel subsystem and might allow local users to execute Trojan horse programs.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.333% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/verified_exec.c.diff?r1=1.4&r2=1.4.2.1&f=h
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2005/10/31/0000.html
http://releng.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/req-2-0.cgi?show=1988
http://www.osvdb.org/20725

History

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Subscriptions

Netbsd Netbsd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 13, 2006, 10:00 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:30 PM
Reserved: Apr 13, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:19 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:19 PM

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