CVE-2014-0998

Published: Feb 2, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

7.2

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Integer signedness error in the vt console driver (formerly Newcons) in FreeBSD 9.3 before p10 and 10.1 before p6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via a negative value in a VT_WAITACTIVE ioctl call, which triggers an array index error and out-of-bounds kernel memory access.

Affected (1)

Products: Freebsd: Freebsd

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 10.1

Related CWEs

References (8)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/107

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534563/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-EN-15:01.vt.asc

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/107

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534563/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-EN-15:01.vt.asc

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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