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CVE-2014-0998
Integer signedness error in the vt console driver (formerly Newcons) in FreeBSD 9.3 before p10 and 10.1 before p6 allows local users to…
High7.2EPSS 0.92%
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- mitre
Description
Integer signedness error in the vt console driver (formerly Newcons) in FreeBSD 9.3 before p10 and 10.1 before p6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via a negative value in a VT_WAITACTIVE ioctl call, which triggers an array index error and out-of-bounds kernel memory access.
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)
- 0.92% · top 39% 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: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- 20150127 [CORE-2015-0003] - FreeBSD Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20150127 [CORE-2015-0003] - FreeBSD Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- FreeBSD-EN-15:01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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