CVE-2019-5605 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

In FreeBSD 11.3-STABLE before r350217, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p12, due to insufficient initialization of memory copied to userland in the freebsd32_ioctl interface, small amounts of kernel memory may be disclosed to userland processes. This may allow an attacker to leverage this information to obtain elevated privileges either directly or indirectly.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

NONE

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freebsd	Freebsd	11.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-665

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153749/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SAThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:14.freebsd32.ascVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0003/Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153749/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SAThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:14.freebsd32.ascVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0003/Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-5605?

CVE-2019-5605 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). In FreeBSD 11.3-STABLE before r350217, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p12, due to insufficient initialization of memory copied to userland in the freebsd32_i...

How severe is CVE-2019-5605?

CVE-2019-5605 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-5605?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freebsd Freebsd.