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CVE-2005-4779
verifiedexecioctl in verified_exec.c in NetBSD 2.0.2 calls NDINIT with UIO_USERSPACE rather than UID_SYSSPACE, which removes the…
Low3.6EPSS 0.33%
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- mitre
Description
verifiedexecioctl in verified_exec.c in NetBSD 2.0.2 calls NDINIT with UIO_USERSPACE rather than UID_SYSSPACE, which removes the functionality of the verified exec kernel subsystem and might allow local users to execute Trojan horse programs.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.33% · top 73% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://releng.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/req-2-0.cgi?show=1988 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [netbsd-announce] 20051031 Announcing update 2.0.3 - source only (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/verified_exec.c.diff?r1=1.4&r2=1.4.2.1&f=h (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20725 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
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