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High
CVE-2011-4062
Buffer overflow in the kernel in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0-RC1...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the kernel in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0-RC1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly gain privileges via a bind system call with a long pathname for a UNIX socket.
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://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-11:05/unix2.patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46202
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17908
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-11:05.unix.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46564
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026106
- http://www.osvdb.org/75788
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49862
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2325
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Vulnerable Versions:
7.3, 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 18th, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.