Is CVE-2010-2693 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2693 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2693?

CVE-2010-2693 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-2693

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD

FreeBSD 7.1 through 8.1-PRERELEASE does not copy the read-only flag when creating a duplicate mbuf buffer reference, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system file corruption) and gain privileges via the sendfile system call.

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-264
EPSS score: 0.7% (53th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2697)
Published: July 13, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2697 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/40567(Vendor Advisory)
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-10:07.mbuf.asc(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41577
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024182(Patch)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1787(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

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

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