CVE-2013-5666
N/A
Published: September 23, 2013 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
The sendfile system-call implementation in sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.2-RC1 and 9.2-RC2 does not properly pad transmissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory) via a length greater than the length of the file.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=255442Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
Source: [email protected]
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13%3a11.sendfile.ascQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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