CVE-2004-0618: Low severity FreeBSD FreeBSD vulnerability
Published Jun 30, 2004
·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
Patch Available
Event History
Jun 30, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
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.