FreeBSD 4.6.1 Fast File System integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in FreeBSD 4.6.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Fast File System. This manipulation causes integer coercion. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2002-0829. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in FreeBSD 4.6.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Fast File System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the Berkeley Fast File System (FFS) in FreeBSD 4.6.1 RELEASE-p4 and earlier allows local users to access arbitrary file contents within FFS to gain privileges by creating a file that is larger than allowed by the virtual memory system.

The bug was discovered 08/05/2002. The weakness was published 08/05/2002 by Matt Dillon, Ian Dowse and Tor Egge as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0829. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9771), SecurityFocus (BID 5399†), OSVDB (5073†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22697†). Similar entry is available at VDB-18717. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Matt Dillon, Ian Dowse, Tor Egge
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18715
X-Force: 9771
SecurityFocus: 5399 - FreeBSD Arbitrary FFS Filesystem Data Block Access Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5073 - Berkeley FFS Large File Integer Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 22697 - FreeBSD <= 4.6.1 RELEASE-p4 Berkeley Fast File System Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2014 00:11
Updated: 09/06/2019 18:03
Changes: 07/23/2014 00:11 (62), 09/06/2019 18:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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