CVE-2016-1885 EXPLOIT
6.2
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.3% (pctl 69)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.2 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.26% — more likely to be exploited than 69% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-04-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| freebsd | freebsd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FreeBSD 10.2 (x64) - 'amd64_set_ldt' Heap Overflow | 2016-03-16 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136276/FreeBSD-Kernel-amd64_set_ldt-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/56
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/67
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-amd64setldt-heap-overflow
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537812/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537813/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035309
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:15.sysarch.asc
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39570/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136276/FreeBSD-Kernel-amd64_set_ldt-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/56
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/67
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-amd64setldt-heap-overflow
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537812/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537813/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035309
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:15.sysarch.asc
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39570/
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