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CVE-2009-1041
The ktimer feature (sys/kern/kern_time.c) in FreeBSD 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory via an…
High7.2EPSS 0.78%
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- freebsd
Description
The ktimer feature (sys/kern/kern_time.c) in FreeBSD 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory via an out-of-bounds timer value.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.78% · top 44% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- FreeBSD-SA-09:06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- 8261 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 1021882 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- freebsd-ktimer-memory-overwrite(49362) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 34196 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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