CVE-2014-3952
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
FreeBSD 8.4 before p14, 9.1 before p17, 9.2 before p10, and 10.0 before p7 does not properly initialize the buffer between the header and data of a control message, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (27th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-3885)
- Published
- July 15, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-3885 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62218
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:17.kmem.asc(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68466
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030539
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94448
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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