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CVE-2009-1041

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD

The ktimer feature (sys/kern/kern_time.c) in FreeBSD 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory via an out-of-bounds timer value.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.2 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
EPSS score
0.8% (56th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2009-1042)
Published
March 26, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1042 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • freebsd / freebsd
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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