vendor:
BSD Kernel
by:
SecurityFocus
7.2
CVSS
HIGH
Injection of instructions into the memory of a privileged process
94
CWE
Product Name: BSD Kernel
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2004
BSD Kernel shmat() System Call Vulnerability
A vulnerability has been reported to reside in the 'shmat()' system call used in the BSD kernel. Exploiting this issue may allow a local attacker to inject instructions into the memory of a privileged process.
Mitigation:
Ensure that all system calls are properly validated and that all user input is properly sanitized.
