CVE-2014-0998

Public Exploit

Description

Integer signedness error in the vt console driver (formerly Newcons) in FreeBSD 9.3 before p10 and 10.1 before p6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via a negative value in a VT_WAITACTIVE ioctl call, which triggers an array index error and out-of-bounds kernel memory access.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.85% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory freebsd.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534563/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/107 mailing list exploit
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-EN-15:01.vt.asc vendor advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0998?
CVE-2014-0998 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0998?
To fix CVE-2014-0998, 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-2014-0998 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0998 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.
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