CVE-2005-4741

Published Dec 31, 2005 netbsd

Overview

CVE-2005-4741 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting netbsd netbsd. It was published on December 31, 2005.

Technical Description

NetBSD 1.6, NetBSD 2.0 through 2.1, and NetBSD-current before 20051031 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching a debugger to a setuid/setgid (P_SUGID) process that performs an exec without a reset of real credentials.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from netbsd. Update netbsd 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.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2005-013.txt.asc Ref archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0157.html Ref mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2005/10/31/0001.html Ref prdelka.blackart.org.uk/exploitz/prdelka-vs-BSD-ptrace.tar.gz Ref www.osvdb.org/20759 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/15290 Ref ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2005-013.txt.asc Ref archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0157.html Ref mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2005/10/31/0001.html Ref prdelka.blackart.org.uk/exploitz/prdelka-vs-BSD-ptrace.tar.gz

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2005-4741?

CVE-2005-4741 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting netbsd netbsd. It was published on December 31, 2005.

How severe is CVE-2005-4741?

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