VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-2693

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.70%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-07-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Primary references