CVE-2003-1234

Description

Integer overflow in the f_count counter in FreeBSD before 4.2 through 5.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple calls to (1) fpathconf and (2) lseek, which do not properly decrement f_count through a call to fdrop.

3.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory freebsd.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.pine.nl/press/pine-cert-20030101.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/305308/30/26420/threaded	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0006.html	mailing list
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:44.filedesc.asc	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0057.html	mailing list patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6524	vdb entry patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005898	vdb entry
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10993.php	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/7821	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-1234?: CVE-2003-1234 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-1234?: To fix CVE-2003-1234, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-1234 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2003-1234 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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