CVE-2010-4816

Public Exploit

Description

It was found in FreeBSD 8.0, 6.3 and 4.9, and OpenBSD 4.6 that a null pointer dereference in ftpd/popen.c may lead to remote denial of service of the ftpd service.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.19% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory freebsd.org
Affected: n/a FreeBSD and OpenBSD ftpd service
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=144761 issue tracking exploit vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Mar/117 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/284 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4816?
CVE-2010-4816 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4816?
To fix CVE-2010-4816, 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-2010-4816 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4816 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2010-4816?
CVE-2010-4816 affects n/a FreeBSD and OpenBSD ftpd service.
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