CVE-2010-4210
HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD
The pfs_getextattr function in FreeBSD 7.x before 7.3-RELEASE and 8.x before 8.0-RC1 unlocks a mutex that was not previously locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic), overwrite arbitrary memory locations, and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to opening a file on a file system that uses pseudofs.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-667
- EPSS score
- 1.1% (67th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-4184)
- Published
- November 22, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4184 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42200(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-10:09.pseudofs.asc(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024724(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2956(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63218(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15206/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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