CVE-2020-7460
Last modified
CVE-2020-7460 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7/10 on the CVSS scale. In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r363918, 12.1-RELEASE before p8, 11.4-STABLE before r363919, 11.4-RELEASE before p2, and 11.3-RELEASE before p12, the sendmsg system call in the compat32 subsystem on 64-bit platforms has a time-of-check to time-of-use vulnerability allowing a mailcious userspace program to modify control message headers after they were validation.. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r363918, 12.1-RELEASE before p8, 11.4-STABLE before r363919, 11.4-RELEASE before p2, and 11.3-RELEASE before p12, the sendmsg system call in the compat32 subsystem on 64-bit platforms has a time-of-check to time-of-use vulnerability allowing a mailcious userspace program to modify control message headers after they were validation.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 11.3 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 11.4 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 12.1 |
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200821-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-949/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200821-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-949/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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