FreeBSD buffer overflow | CVE-2023-3494

NAME
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FreeBSD buffer overflow

Platforms Affected:
FreeBSD FreeBSD 13.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 13.2

Risk Level:
6.7

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Gain Access

DESCRIPTION
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FreeBSD is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the state machine implementation in the fwctl driver. By sending a specially crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
High

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Local



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