CVE-2011-4062

N/A Unknown
Published: October 18, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the kernel in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0-RC1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly gain privileges via a bind system call with a long pathname for a UNIX socket.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46202
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46564
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-11:05.unix.asc
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17908
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/75788
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49862
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/46202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46564
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-11:05.unix.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-11:05/unix2.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2325
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17908
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/75788
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49862
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026106
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.9%
56th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

freebsd