Unscored severity · published Oct 18, 2011
CVE-2011-4062
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…
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CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
7.3; 7.4; 8.1; 8.2; 9.0; 9.0; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4062
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4062
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46202
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/46564
Vendor Advisory
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-11:05.unix.asc
Patch
http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-11:05/unix2.patch
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2325
Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17908
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