PT-2009-5157 · Netbsd · Netbsd

Published 2009-09-18 · Updated 2018-10-10 · CVE-2009-2793

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NetBSD versions prior to 5.0.1

Description The issue is related to the kernel's handling of a pre-commit failure of the iret instruction on x86 platforms. This could potentially allow local users to gain privileges through vectors related to a tempEIP pseudocode variable that is outside of the code-segment limits.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.0.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2793

Affected Products

Netbsd

References · 3

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/33229 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2793 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/506531/100/0/threaded · Note