CVE-2016-1887

Published May 25, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Integer signedness error in the sockargs function in sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c in FreeBSD 10.1 before p34, 10.2 before p17, and 10.3 before p3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and kernel panic) or gain privileges via a negative buflen argument, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2981 Integer signedness error in the sockargs function in sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c in FreeBSD 10.1 before p34, 10.2 before p17, and 10.3 before p3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and kernel panic) or gain privileges via a negative buflen argument, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:10 PM
Reserved
Jan 13, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 25, 2016, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:42 AM