FreeBSD up to 3.4 orville-write memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in FreeBSD 3.0/3.1/3.2/3.3/3.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component orville-write. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2000-0235. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in FreeBSD 3.0/3.1/3.2/3.3/3.4 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component orville-write. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the huh program in the orville-write package allows local users to gain root privileges.

The weakness was published 03/15/2000 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at ftp.FreeBSD.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0235. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4242), SecurityFocus (BID 1070†) and OSVDB (1263†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Temp Score: 8.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FreeBSD 4.0

Timelineinfo

03/15/2000 🔍
03/27/2000 +12 days 🔍
03/27/2000 +0 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +1061 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +4139 days 🔍
04/21/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Advisory: ftp.FreeBSD.org
Researcher: This vulnerability was made public in FreeBSD advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:10, published March 15, 2000.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0235 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0235
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15410
X-Force: 4242
SecurityFocus: 1070 - FreeBSD Orville-write Port Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1263 - FreeBSD orville-write Local Overflow

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 00:53
Updated: 04/21/2026 01:13
Changes: 06/24/2014 00:53 (56), 05/23/2018 11:06 (1), 10/08/2020 16:12 (1), 04/21/2026 01:13 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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