# CVE-2014-3952: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local attackers can read sensitive kernel memory due to improper buffer initialization in FreeBSD control messages.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-85pw-6x7h-2cj9

## What is CVE-2014-3952?

CVE-2014-3952 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 15 Jul 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

FreeBSD 8.4 before p14, 9.1 before p17, 9.2 before p10, and 10.0 before p7 does not properly initialize the buffer between the header and data of a control message, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3952?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Freebsd Freebsd.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-3952?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2014-3952 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3952 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd

- [CVE-2018-17160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17160/): Memory corruption in FreeBSD (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-3954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3954/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-4304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4304/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-0226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0226/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0002/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-3952 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-3952 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 15 Jul 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3952 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Freebsd Freebsd. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3952/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3952/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3952
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3952
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3952

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