CVE-2004-0114

Description

The shmat system call in the System V Shared Memory interface for FreeBSD 5.2 and earlier, NetBSD 1.3 and earlier, and OpenBSD 2.6 and earlier, does not properly decrement a shared memory segment's reference count when the vm_map_find function fails, which could allow local users to gain read or write access to a portion of kernel memory and gain privileges.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.33%

Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory netbsd.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15061	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9586	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/3836	vdb entry
http://www.openbsd.org/errata33.html#sysvshm
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107608375207601&w=2	mailing list
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:02.shmat.asc	patch vendor advisory
http://www.pine.nl/press/pine-cert-20040201.txt
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2004-004.txt.asc	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0114?: CVE-2004-0114 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0114?: To fix CVE-2004-0114, 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-2004-0114 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-0114 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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