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Status published
Medium
CVE-2005-1406
The kernel in FreeBSD 4.x to 4.11 and 5.x to...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2256
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:08.kmem.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17368
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Oct/msg00000.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15252
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13526
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 6th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.