7.2
CWE
264
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-5736

First published: Fri Dec 26 2008(Updated: )

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in FreeBSD 6 before 6.4-STABLE, 6.3 before 6.3-RELEASE-p7, 6.4 before 6.4-RELEASE-p1, 7.0 before 7.0-RELEASE-p7, 7.1 before 7.1-RC2, and 7 before 7.1-PRERELEASE allow local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors related to function pointers that are "not properly initialized" for (1) netgraph sockets and (2) bluetooth sockets.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
FreeBSD FreeBSD=7.1-rc1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=6.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=6.3-p1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=6.3-p2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=6.3-p3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=6.3-p4
FreeBSD FreeBSD=6.3-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD=6.3-p6
FreeBSD FreeBSD=6.4
FreeBSD FreeBSD=7.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD=7.0-p1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=7.0-p3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=7.0-p4
FreeBSD FreeBSD=7.0-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD=7.0-p6
FreeBSD FreeBSD=7.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=6.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-5736?

    CVE-2008-5736 is considered a high-severity vulnerability as it allows local users to gain increased privileges.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-5736?

    To fix CVE-2008-5736, upgrade FreeBSD to a version that is no longer affected, such as 6.4-RELEASE-p1, 7.1-RC2, or later.

  • Which versions of FreeBSD are affected by CVE-2008-5736?

    CVE-2008-5736 affects FreeBSD versions 6 before 6.4-STABLE, 6.3 before 6.3-RELEASE-p7, 7.0 before 7.0-RELEASE-p7, and 7.1 before 7.1-RC2.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2008-5736?

    CVE-2008-5736 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability related to unspecified attack vectors concerning function pointers.

  • Can CVE-2008-5736 be exploited remotely?

    CVE-2008-5736 cannot be exploited remotely, as it requires local access to the system.

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