FreeBSD NULL Pointer Dereference Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:46051

Info

FreeBSD NULL Pointer Dereference Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 46051
Class: Unknown
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 28 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 28 2011 12:00AM
Credit: Kingcope
Vulnerable: FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.0-STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

FreeBSD NULL Pointer Dereference Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

FreeBSD is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause the kernel to crash and reboot. Repeated attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

FreeBSD 8.0 is affected; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

FreeBSD NULL Pointer Dereference Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

FreeBSD NULL Pointer Dereference Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of any more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

FreeBSD NULL Pointer Dereference Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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