CVE-2020-7460

HIGHScheduled

Published:Aug 6, 2020(5 years ago)

Modified:Nov 21, 2024

Local AccessNo Interaction

Vulnerability Description

In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r363918, 12.1-RELEASE before p8, 11.4-STABLE before r363919, 11.4-RELEASE before p2, and 11.3-RELEASE before p12, the sendmsg system call in the compat32 subsystem on 64-bit platforms has a time-of-check to time-of-use vulnerability allowing a mailcious userspace program to modify control message headers after they were validation.

Attack Characteristics

Local AccessHigh ComplexityLow PrivilegesNo User Interaction

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No Fix Known

No patch has been released yet. Apply workarounds or mitigations where available.

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed In
freebsd	freebsd	-	-
freebsd	freebsd	-	-
freebsd	freebsd	-

Timeline

Published
CVE disclosed publicly
Aug 6, 20205 years ago
Last Modified
Most recent update
Nov 21, 20241 year ago
Indexed to CVEInsight
Added to this platform
Mar 29, 20261 month ago

References

https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:23.sendmsg.ascVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200821-0005/Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-949/Third Party Advisory

CVSS Score

v3.1

7.0/ 10.0

HIGH

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

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freebsd / freebsd

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CVE-2020-7460

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Affected Software

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At a Glance

Official Sources

CVSS v3 Vector

Impact Analysis

Vulnerability Description