FreeBSD 6.0/8.0 dev access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in FreeBSD 6.0/8.0 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file dev. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-2649. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in FreeBSD 6.0/8.0 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file dev. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The IATA (ata) driver in FreeBSD 6.0 and 8.0, when read access to /dev is available, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a certain IOCTL request with a large count, which triggers a malloc call with a large value.

The weakness was presented 07/30/2009 by Shaun Colley (Website). The advisory is shared at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2649 since 07/30/2009. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Shaun Colley in ANSI C and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 17 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 Exploit-DB (9134), SecurityFocus (BID 35645†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022538†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Shaun Colley
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Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: Shaun Colley
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-2649 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2649
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49213
SecurityFocus: 35645 - FreeBSD ATA Device Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1022538

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/03/2024 20:56
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 11/20/2018 08:01 (5), 09/15/2024 04:15 (16), 12/03/2024 20:56 (1)
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