What is CVE-2010-4816?

CVE-2010-4816 is a vulnerability found in FreeBSD 8.0, 6.3, and 4.9, and OpenBSD 4.6 that can lead to remote denial of service of the ftpd service.

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4816?

CVE-2010-4816 has a severity rating of high with a value of 7.5.

How does CVE-2010-4816 impact the affected software?

CVE-2010-4816 can result in remote denial of service of the ftpd service in FreeBSD 8.0, 6.3, and 4.9, and OpenBSD 4.6.

How can I mitigate the impact of CVE-2010-4816?

To mitigate the impact of CVE-2010-4816, it is recommended to update the affected software to a version that includes the fix for this vulnerability.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2010-4816?

More information about CVE-2010-4816 can be found at the following links: [link1](https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/284), [link2](https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Mar/117), [link3](https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=144761).

Vulnerability/
CVE-2010-4816

high

7.5

CWE

476

22/6/2021

7/8/2024

CVE-2010-4816: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Tue Jun 22 2021(Updated: )

It was found in FreeBSD 8.0, 6.3 and 4.9, and OpenBSD 4.6 that a null pointer dereference in ftpd/popen.c may lead to remote denial of service of the ftpd service.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Openbsd Openbsd	=4.6
Openbsd Openbsd	=6.3
Openbsd Openbsd	=4.9
Openbsd Openbsd	=8.0

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What is CVE-2010-4816?
CVE-2010-4816 is a vulnerability found in FreeBSD 8.0, 6.3, and 4.9, and OpenBSD 4.6 that can lead to remote denial of service of the ftpd service.
What is the severity of CVE-2010-4816?
CVE-2010-4816 has a severity rating of high with a value of 7.5.
How does CVE-2010-4816 impact the affected software?
CVE-2010-4816 can result in remote denial of service of the ftpd service in FreeBSD 8.0, 6.3, and 4.9, and OpenBSD 4.6.
How can I mitigate the impact of CVE-2010-4816?
To mitigate the impact of CVE-2010-4816, it is recommended to update the affected software to a version that includes the fix for this vulnerability.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2010-4816?
More information about CVE-2010-4816 can be found at the following links: [link1](https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/284), [link2](https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Mar/117), [link3](https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=144761).

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