CVE-2014-3953
Description
FreeBSD 8.4 before p14, 9.1 before p17, 9.2 before p10, and 10.0 before p7 does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a (1) SCTP_SNDRCV, (2) SCTP_EXTRCV, or (3) SCTP_RCVINFO SCTP cmsg or a (4) SCTP_PEER_ADDR_CHANGE, (5) SCTP_REMOTE_ERROR, or (6) SCTP_AUTHENTICATION_EVENT notification.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| freebsd | 8.4 | affected | |
| freebsd | 9.1 | affected | |
| freebsd | 9.2 | affected | |
| freebsd | 10.0 | affected | |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62218
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:17.kmem.asc
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030539
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62218
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:17.kmem.asc
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030539
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.