CVE-2004-0618: Low severity FreeBSD FreeBSD vulnerability

Published Jun 30, 2004
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Updated

FreeBSD 5.1 for the Alpha processor allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an execve system call with an unaligned memory address as an argument.

Affected Software

7 affected components
FreeBSD FreeBSD=5.1-releng
FreeBSD FreeBSD=5.1-release_p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD=5.1-release
FreeBSD FreeBSD=5.1-alpha
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.10-release
FreeBSD FreeBSD=5.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=5.2.1-release

Remediation

Event History

Jun 30, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0618?

CVE-2004-0618 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.

2

How does CVE-2004-0618 exploit work?

CVE-2004-0618 exploits the execve system call with an unaligned memory address, causing a crash.

3

Which versions of FreeBSD are affected by CVE-2004-0618?

CVE-2004-0618 affects FreeBSD 5.1 for the Alpha processor and potentially other versions.

4

How can I fix CVE-2004-0618?

To fix CVE-2004-0618, update your FreeBSD system to a version that does not contain this vulnerability.

5

Can CVE-2004-0618 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2004-0618 is a local vulnerability, meaning it cannot be exploited remotely without local access.

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