CVE-2005-0708

Severity

99%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

165%

The sendfile system call in FreeBSD 4.8 through 4.11 and 5 through 5.4 can transfer portions of kernel memory if a file is truncated while it is being sent, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

The sendfile system call in FreeBSD 4.8 through 4.11 and 5 through 5.4 can transfer portions of kernel memory if a file is truncated while it is being sent, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.9. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

FreeBSD

First reported 20 years ago

2005-05-02 04:00:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-10-12 01:29:00

Affected Software

FreeBSD 4.0

4.0

FreeBSD 4.1

4.1

FreeBSD 4.1.1

4.1.1

FreeBSD 4.2

4.2

FreeBSD 4.3

4.3

FreeBSD 4.4

4.4

FreeBSD 4.5

4.5

FreeBSD 4.6

4.6

FreeBSD 4.6.2

4.6.2

FreeBSD 4.7

4.7

FreeBSD 4.8

4.8

FreeBSD 4.9

4.9

FreeBSD 4.10

4.10

FreeBSD 5.0

5.0

FreeBSD 5.1

5.1

FreeBSD 5.2

5.2

FreeBSD 5.3

5.3

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