CVE-2014-0998
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Summary
Integer signedness error in the vt console driver (formerly Newcons) in FreeBSD 9.3 before p10 and 10.1 before p6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via a negative value in a VT_WAITACTIVE ioctl call, which triggers an array index error and out-of-bounds kernel memory access.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
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ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534563/100/0/threaded
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/107
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-EN-15:01.vt.asc
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534563/100/0/threaded
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/107
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-EN-15:01.vt.asc
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities
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