Description
The (1) IPv6 and (2) ATM ioctl request handlers in the kernel in FreeBSD 8.3 through 9.2-STABLE do not validate SIOCSIFADDR, SIOCSIFBRDADDR, SIOCSIFDSTADDR, and SIOCSIFNETMASK requests, which allows local users to perform link-layer actions, cause a denial of service (panic), or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application.
Published: 2013-09-23
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2769-1 kfreebsd-9 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-5528 The (1) IPv6 and (2) ATM ioctl request handlers in the kernel in FreeBSD 8.3 through 9.2-STABLE do not validate SIOCSIFADDR, SIOCSIFBRDADDR, SIOCSIFDSTADDR, and SIOCSIFNETMASK requests, which allows local users to perform link-layer actions, cause a denial of service (panic), or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:22:29.591Z

Reserved: 2013-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-5691

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Status : Modified

Published: 2013-09-23T10:18:59.237

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-5691

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