CVE-2016-1885
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-39570FreeBSD 10.2 (x64) - 'amd64_set_ldt' Heap Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (7)
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also known as (7)
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sources
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references (29)
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136276/FreeBSD-Kernel-amd64_set_ldt-Heap-Overflow.htmlcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/56cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/67cnnvd
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-amd64setldt-heap-overflowcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/537812/100/0/threadedcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/537813/100/0/threadedcnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035309cnnvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:15.sysarch.asccnnvd
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