CVE-2014-3873 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The ktrace utility in the FreeBSD kernel 8.4 before p11, 9.1 before p14, 9.2 before p7, and 9.3-BETA1 before p1 uses an incorrect page fault kernel trace entry size, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a kernel process trace.

Published: 2014-06-10

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:8.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:beta1::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-3810	The ktrace utility in the FreeBSD kernel 8.4 before p11, 9.1 before p14, 9.2 before p7, and 9.3-BETA1 before p1 uses an incorrect page fault kernel trace entry size, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a kernel process trace.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00061.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/58627
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A12.ktrace.asc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67812
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030325

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-06-10T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:57:17.935Z

Reserved: 2014-05-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-3873

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-06-10T14:55:10.287

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-3873

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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