6.2
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-1885
FreeBSD Kernel Ldt Buffer Overflowbyname
Description

Integer signedness error in the amd64_set_ldt function in sys/amd64/amd64/sys_machdep.c in FreeBSD 9.3 before p39, 10.1 before p31, and 10.2 before p14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an i386_set_ldt system call, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

INFO

Published Date :

April 12, 2016, 2 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2018, 7:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1885 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Freebsd freebsd

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1885 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/537812/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/537813/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537813/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537812/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39570/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39570/ Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:15.sysarch.asc No Types Assigned https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:15.sysarch.asc Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136276/FreeBSD-Kernel-amd64_set_ldt-Heap-Overflow.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136276/FreeBSD-Kernel-amd64_set_ldt-Heap-Overflow.html Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.46 }} 0.14%

score

0.72862

percentile

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