CVE-2004-0435 Other in n/a
A local attacker can exploit msync handling errors to prevent file changes from being committed to disk, compromising data integrity.
- 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-2004-0435?
CVE-2004-0435 is a low-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 3 Jun 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Certain "programming errors" in the msync system call for FreeBSD 5.2.1 and earlier, and 4.10 and earlier, do not properly handle the MS_INVALIDATE operation, which leads to cache consistency problems that allow a local user to prevent certain changes to files from being committed to disk.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0435?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0435?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0435 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-0435 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0435 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hvf9-84xc-mq2x.