PT-2010-5358 · Freebsd · Freebsd

Babcia Padlina · Published 2010-11-20 · Updated 2024-02-15 · CVE-2010-4210

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FreeBSD versions 7.x before 7.3-RELEASE FreeBSD versions 8.x before 8.0-RC1

Description The issue is related to the pfs getextattr function, which can cause a denial of service, allow overwriting of arbitrary memory locations, and possibly execute arbitrary code. This is due to the function unlocking a mutex that was not previously locked. The issue can be triggered by opening a file on a file system that uses pseudofs.

Recommendations For FreeBSD versions 7.x before 7.3-RELEASE, update to 7.3-RELEASE or later to resolve the issue. For FreeBSD versions 8.x before 8.0-RC1, update to 8.0-RC1 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Locking

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-667

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-4210

Affected Products

Freebsd

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/15206 · Exploit
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2956 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42200 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4210 · Security Note
• http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-10:09.pseudofs.asc · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63218 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024724 · Note