CVE-2005-4783

Published: Dec 31, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

2.1

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

kernfs_xread in kernfs_vnops.c in NetBSD before 20050831 does not check for a negative offset when reading the message buffer, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory.

Affected (4)

Products: Netbsd: Netbsd

Netbsd

1 product

Netbsd

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netbsd Netbsd	Version 1.6
Netbsd Netbsd	Version 2.0.3
Netbsd Netbsd	Version 2.0
Netbsd Netbsd	Version 2.1

References (14)

http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/miscfs/kernfs/kernfs_vnops.c

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/miscfs/kernfs/kernfs_vnops.c.diff?r1=1.110&r2=1.111&f=h

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2005/10/31/0000.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://releng.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/req-3.cgi?show=727

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015132

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.osvdb.org/20729

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0601-advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-001.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/miscfs/kernfs/kernfs_vnops.c