CVE-2015-5675

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5675
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-10 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-09 19:57:00 UTC
DescriptionThe sys_amd64 IRET Handler in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.3 and 10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (kernel panic).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.1 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.1 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
FreeBSD Security Advisory - IRET Handler Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
FreeBSD CVE-2015-5675 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
FreeBSD-SA-15:21 FREEBSD www.freebsd.org Vendor Advisory
FreeBSD Kernel sys_amd64 IRET Handler Flaw Lets Local Users Deny Service or Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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