PT-2009-4890 · Netbsd · Netbsd

Published 2009-07-16 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2009-2483

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NetBSD versions 4.0 through 4.0.1

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic. This can be achieved by using a malformed externalized plist in XML form that contains an undefined element.

Recommendations For NetBSD versions 4.0 through 4.0.1, consider restricting the use of externalized plists in XML form until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using undefined elements in externalized plists to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2483

Affected Products

Netbsd

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2483 · Security Note
• ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-003.txt.asc · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35556 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1022431 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/35466 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/55285 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51311 · Note