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CVE-2010-4210
The pfs_getextattr function in FreeBSD 7.x before 7.3-RELEASE and 8.x before 8.0-RC1 unlocks a mutex that was not previously locked, which…
High7.8EPSS 1.1%
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- mitre
Description
The pfs_getextattr function in FreeBSD 7.x before 7.3-RELEASE and 8.x before 8.0-RC1 unlocks a mutex that was not previously locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic), overwrite arbitrary memory locations, and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to opening a file on a file system that uses pseudofs.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 33% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- ADV-2010-2956 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1024724 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 42200 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- freebsd-pfsgetextattr-dos(63218) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 15206 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- FreeBSD-SA-10:09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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