CVE-2004-1066

Published Jan 10, 2005 freebsd

Overview

CVE-2004-1066 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting freebsd freebsd. It was published on January 10, 2005.

Technical Description

The cmdline pseudofiles in (1) procfs on FreeBSD 4.8 through 5.3, and (2) linprocfs on FreeBSD 5.x through 5.3, do not properly validate a process argument vector, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this candidate might be SPLIT into 2 separate items in the future.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from freebsd. Update freebsd to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:17.procfs.asc Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18321 Ref ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:17.procfs.asc Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18321

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2004-1066?

CVE-2004-1066 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting freebsd freebsd. It was published on January 10, 2005.

How severe is CVE-2004-1066?

CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.

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