CVE-2010-2693

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2693
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerfreebsd
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-07-13 20:30:12 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionFreeBSD 7.1 through 8.1-PRERELEASE does not copy the read-only flag when creating a duplicate mbuf buffer reference, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system file corruption) and gain privileges via the sendfile system call.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.1 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.1 pre-release All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.1 rc1 All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.1 release-p1 All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.1 release-p2 All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.1 release-p4 All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.1 release-p5 All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.1 release-p6 All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.2 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.2 pre-release All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.2 stable All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.0 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.1 pre-release All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
FreeBSD mbuf Handling Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-10:07.mbuf.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.freebsd.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
FreeBSD mbuf Handling Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - FreeBSD mbug Flag Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Patch
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