CVE-2005-1126

N/A Unknown

Published: April 15, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

The SIOCGIFCONF ioctl (ifconf function) in FreeBSD 4.x through 4.11 and 5.x through 5.4 does not properly clear a buffer before using it, which allows local users to obtain portions of sensitive kernel memory.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:04.ifconf.asc

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Oct/msg00000.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/14959

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17368

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/15514

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15252

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2256

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20114

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:04.ifconf.asc