VDB-83821 · XFDB 25871 · BID 17600

FreeBSD FPU x87 Register information disclosure

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A vulnerability has been found in FreeBSD (Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component FPU x87 Register Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was released 04/19/2006 by Jan Beulich (Website). The advisory is shared at ftp.freebsd.org. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27877 (Ubuntu 5.04 / 5.10 / 6.06 LTS : linux-source-2.6.10/2.6.12/2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-302-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25871) and Tenable (27877). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 2179 and 2182.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 27877
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 5.04 / 5.10 / 6.06 LTS : linux-source-2.6.10/2.6.12/2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-302-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/15/2006 +56 days 🔍
11/10/2007 +513 days 🔍
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07/30/2022 +2274 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Advisory: ftp.freebsd.org
Researcher: Jan Beulich
Status: Not defined
X-Force: 25871
SecurityFocus: 17600
Secunia: 19715 - FreeBSD FPU x87 Register Information Leak, Not Critical
OSVDB: 24746 - FreeBSD FPU x87 Register Information Disclosure

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 18:14
Updated: 07/30/2022 02:53
Changes: 05/08/2016 18:14 (52), 11/22/2018 08:36 (4), 07/30/2022 02:53 (2)
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