FreeBSD buffer overflow | CVE-2023-3494
NAME
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FreeBSD buffer overflow
Platforms Affected:
FreeBSD FreeBSD 13.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 13.2
Risk Level:
6.7
Exploitability:
Unproven
Consequences:
Gain Access
DESCRIPTION
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FreeBSD is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the state machine implementation in the fwctl driver. By sending a specially crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Access Vector:
Local
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