CVE-2005-1406

FreeBSD-SA-05-08.kmem.txt

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

In many parts of the FreeBSD kernel, names (of mount points, devices, files, etc.) are manipulated as NULL-terminated strings, but are provided to applications within fixed-length buffers.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-05-03 CVE Reserved
2005-05-06 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/17368	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13526	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15252	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2256	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:08.kmem.asc	2011-03-08

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Oct/msg00000.html	2011-03-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.1"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.2 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.2"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.3 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.3"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.4 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.4"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.5 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.5"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.6 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.6"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.7 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.7"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.8 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.8"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.9 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.9"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.10 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.10"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.11 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.11"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.1"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.2 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.2"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.3 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.3"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				5.4 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "5.4"		-		Affected