VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-1885
CVSS score6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-04-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
Integer signedness error in the amd64_set_ldt function in sys/amd64/amd64/sys_machdep.c in FreeBSD 9.3 before p39, 10.1 before p31, and 10.2 before p14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an i386_set_ldt system call, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer