FKIE_CVE-2004-0099

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2004-03-03 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:04
Severity
Summary
mksnap_ffs in FreeBSD 5.1 and 5.2 only sets the snapshot flag when creating a snapshot for a file system, which causes default values for other flags to be used, possibly disabling security-critical settings and allowing a local user to bypass intended access restrictions.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:01.mksnap_ffs.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/3790
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9533Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15005
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:01.mksnap_ffs.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/3790
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9533Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15005
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
freebsd freebsd 5.1
freebsd freebsd 5.2.1
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:04:56.127",
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