CVE-2016-1885 (GCVE-0-2016-1885)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-08 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:10
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Integer signedness error in the amd64_set_ldt function in sys/amd64/amd64/sys_machdep.c in FreeBSD 9.3 before p39, 10.1 before p31, and 10.2 before p14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an i386_set_ldt system call, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-ke… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/56 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/67 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035309 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537813/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537812/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136276/FreeB… | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2016-03-16 00:00
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