CVE-2010-2693

FreeBSD - 'mbufs()' sendfile Cache Poisoning Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

FreeBSD 7.1 through 8.1-PRERELEASE does not copy the read-only flag when creating a duplicate mbuf buffer reference, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system file corruption) and gain privileges via the sendfile system call.

FreeBSD v7.1 a la v8.1-PRERELEASE no copia la bandera (flag) de solo lectura cuando crea una referencia duplicada del búfer mbuf, lo que permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio (corrupción del sistema de ficheros) y la obtención de privilegios a través de una llamada al sistema sendfile.

The read-only flag is not correctly copied when a mbuf buffer reference is duplicated. When the sendfile system call is used to transmit data over the loopback interface, this can result in the backing pages for the transmitted file being modified, causing data corruption.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2010-07-12 CVE Reserved
2010-07-13 CVE Published
2010-08-19 First Exploit
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2025-05-29 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41577	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14688	2010-08-19

URL	Date	SRC
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-10:07.mbuf.asc	2010-07-14
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024182	2010-07-14
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1787	2010-07-14

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/40567	2010-07-14

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"				7.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "7.1"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				7.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "7.1"		pre-release		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				7.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "7.1"		rc1		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				7.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "7.1"		release-p1		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				7.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "7.1"		release-p2		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				7.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "7.1"		release-p4		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				7.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "7.1"		release-p5		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				7.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "7.1"		release-p6		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				7.2 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "7.2"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				7.2 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "7.2"		pre-release		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				7.2 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "7.2"		stable		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				7.3 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "7.3"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				8.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				8.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "8.1"		pre-release		Affected