CVE-2010-2693 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 13 Jul 2010 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local attackers can exploit a sendfile system call flaw in FreeBSD to corrupt system files, causing denial of service and gaining elevated privileges.

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-2010-2693?

CVE-2010-2693 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 13 Jul 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FreeBSD 7.1 through 8.1-PRERELEASE does not copy the read-only flag when creating a duplicate mbuf buffer reference, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system file corruption) and gain privileges via the sendfile system call.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2693?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2693?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2693 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-2693 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-2693 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3gm6-xhv6-72q8.