VDB-12004 · SA56497 · OSVDB 102255

FreeBSD up to 10 mmap Stack denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeBSD up to 10. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component mmap Stack. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeBSD up to 10 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component mmap Stack. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was shared 01/14/2014 by Konstantin Belousov as FreeBSD-EN-14:02.mmap as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at freebsd.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The advisory illustrates:

The system will panic when this happens.

Upgrading to version 10.0-PRERELEASE, 10.0-RC4, 10.0-RC3-p1, 10.0-RC2-p1, 10.0-RC1-p1, 9.2-STABLE, 9.2-RELEASE-p3, 9.1-RELEASE-p10, 8.4-STABLE, 8.4-RELEASE-p7 or 8.3-RELEASE-p14 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at freebsd.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (102255†) and Secunia (SA56497†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FreeBSD 10.0-PRERELEASE/10.0-RC4/10.0-RC3-p1/10.0-RC2-p1/10.0-RC1-p1/9.2-STABLE/9.2-RELEASE-p3/9.1-RELEASE-p10/8.4-STABLE/8.4-RELEASE-p7/8.3-RELEASE-p14

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01/14/2014 🔍
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01/21/2014 +6 days 🔍
03/29/2019 +1893 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Advisory: FreeBSD-EN-14:02.mmap
Researcher: Konstantin Belousov
Status: Confirmed
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12004
Secunia: 56497 - FreeBSD "vm_map_stack()" Failed Assertion Denial of Service Vulnerability, Not Critical
OSVDB: 102255

Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2014 10:37
Updated: 03/29/2019 10:03
Changes: 01/21/2014 10:37 (50), 03/29/2019 10:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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