CVE-2005-1036 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published 10 Apr 2005 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local attackers can exploit uninitialized IO permission bitmaps in FreeBSD to bypass restrictions, causing denial of service, information disclosure, or privilege escalation.

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-2005-1036?

CVE-2005-1036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 10 Apr 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FreeBSD 5.x to 5.4 on AMD64 does not properly initialize the IO permission bitmap used to allow user access to certain hardware, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, and possibly gain privileges.

Weakness: CWE-909

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1036?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1036?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1036 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-1036 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3p3f-cf7r-qqhf.