CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-0998

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An integer signedness error in the vt console driver in FreeBSD 9.3 before p10 and 10.1 before p6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via a negative value in a VT_WAITACTIVE ioctl call, triggering an array index error and out-of-bounds kernel memory access.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to system crashes and allow local users to gain elevated privileges, posing a serious threat to the integrity and availability of the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to FreeBSD 9.3 p10 or 10.1 p6 to mitigate this vulnerability and reduce the risk associated with its exploitation.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Integer signedness error in the vt console driver (formerly Newcons) in FreeBSD 9.3 before p10 and 10.1 before p6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via a negative value in a VT_WAITACTIVE ioctl call, which triggers an array index error and out-of-bounds kernel memory access.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS