CVE-2004-0114 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a reference count error in shared memory to access kernel memory and escalate privileges on FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-0114?
CVE-2004-0114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The shmat system call in the System V Shared Memory interface for FreeBSD 5.2 and earlier, NetBSD 1.3 and earlier, and OpenBSD 2.6 and earlier, does not properly decrement a shared memory segment's reference count when the vm_map_find function fails, which could allow local users to gain read or write access to a portion of kernel memory and gain privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0114?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd, Netbsd Netbsd, Openbsd Openbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0114?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0114 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-0114 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0114 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5j5g-mmc4-hqmg.