CVE-2005-1406 (GCVE-0-2005-1406)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-05-06 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 21:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The kernel in FreeBSD 4.x to 4.11 and 5.x to 5.4 does not properly clear certain fixed-length buffers when copying variable-length data for use by applications, which could allow those applications to read previously used sensitive memory.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2256 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17368 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15252 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13526 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Date Public
2005-05-06 00:00
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