CVE-2013-5666

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Published Sep 23, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The sendfile system-call implementation in sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.2-RC1 and 9.2-RC2 does not properly pad transmissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory) via a length greater than the length of the file.

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:rc2::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-5505	The sendfile system-call implementation in sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.2-RC1 and 9.2-RC2 does not properly pad transmissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory) via a length greater than the length of the file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.306% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/97142
http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=255442
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13%3a11.sendfile.asc
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029013

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:22 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 23, 2013, 8:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:22 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 23, 2013, 8:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:59 PM

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