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CVE-2016-1885 Details

Description

Integer signedness error in the amd64_set_ldt function in sys/amd64/amd64/sys_machdep.c in FreeBSD 9.3 before p39, 10.1 before p31, and 10.2 before p14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an i386_set_ldt system call, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.2 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136276/FreeBSD-Kernel-amd64_set_ldt-Heap-Overflow.html	CVE	Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/56	CVE
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/67	CVE
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:15.sysarch.asc	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39570/	CVE	Exploit
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-amd64setldt-heap-overflow	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537812/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537813/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035309	CVE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136276/FreeBSD-Kernel-amd64_set_ldt-Heap-Overflow.html	[email protected]	Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/56	[email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/67	[email protected]
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:15.sysarch.asc	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39570/	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-amd64setldt-heap-overflow	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537812/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537813/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035309	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
freebsd freebsd	9.3 10.1 10.2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 9, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 22, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 21, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]