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A vulnerability has been found in FreeBSD 10.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _sflush
in the library stdio. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability.
The weakness was presented 12/10/2014 by Adrian Chadd and Alfred Perlstein with Norse Corporation as FreeBSD-SA-14:27.stdio as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at security.FreeBSD.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-8611 since 11/04/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The advisory points out:
A programming error in the standard I/O library's __sflush() function could erroneously adjust the buffered stream's internal state even when no write actually occurred in the case when write(2) system call returns an error.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86270 (Mac OS X < 10.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99592) and Tenable (86270). See 9015, 74127, 77828 and 77762 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 86270
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST)
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Sources
Product: freebsd.orgAdvisory: FreeBSD-SA-14:27.stdio
Researcher: Adrian Chadd, Alfred Perlstein
Organization: Norse Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8611 (🔍)
X-Force: 99592 - FreeBSD stdio buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1031343
Vulnerability Center: 52778 - FreeBSD 10.1 Remote Code Execution due to Buffer Overflow, High
SecurityFocus: 71621 - FreeBSD stdio CVE-2014-8611 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 12/11/2014 15:08Updated: 03/01/2022 09:31
Changes: 12/11/2014 15:08 (64), 12/24/2017 09:51 (13), 03/01/2022 09:27 (3), 03/01/2022 09:31 (1)
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