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FreeBSD IPv6 "setsockopt()" Input Validation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA11233
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Release Date:
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2004-03-30
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Popularity:
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9,111 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | FreeBSD 5.x
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Description:
Katsuhisa ABE and Colin Percival have discovered a vulnerability in FreeBSD, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information or cause a DoS (Denial-of-Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error within the "setsockopt()" system call when handling certain IPv6 socket options. This can be exploited to access portions of kernel memory.
The vulnerability affects FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE (prior to 2004-03-29 14:01:33 UTC).
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