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CVE-2005-4783
kernfs_xread in kernfs_vnops.c in NetBSD before 20050831 does not check for a negative offset when reading the message buffer, which…
Low2.1EPSS 0.35%
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- mitre
Description
kernfs_xread in kernfs_vnops.c in NetBSD before 20050831 does not check for a negative offset when reading the message buffer, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 1015132 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/miscfs/kernfs/kernfs_vnops.c.diff?r1=1.110&r2=1.111&f=h (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://releng.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/req-3.cgi?show=727 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20729 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- NetBSD-SA2006-001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDx_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/miscfs/kernfs/kernfs_vnops.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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