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CVSSv2

CVE-2009-2793

Published: 18/09/2009 Updated: 10/10/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.6 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 465
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

The kernel in NetBSD, probably 5.0.1 and previous versions, on x86 platforms does not properly handle a pre-commit failure of the iret instruction, which might allow local users to gain privileges via vectors related to a tempEIP pseudocode variable that is outside of the code-segment limits.

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netbsd netbsd 3.0.2

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netbsd netbsd 1.6.2

netbsd netbsd 1.3.2

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netbsd netbsd 2.0.2

netbsd netbsd 2.0.3

netbsd netbsd 1.5.1

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netbsd netbsd 0.9

Exploits

/* source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/36430/info NetBSD is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability A local attacker may exploit this issue to cause the kernel stack to become desynchronized This may allow the attacker to gain elevated privileges or may aid in further attacks */ /* */ int main(int argc, char **argv) { ...