NetBSD display driver denial of service
| netbsd-display-driver-dos (36598) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
NetBSD is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper validation of user-supplied input in various display driver functions. By sending a negative or large value using an ioctl call, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to arbitrary memory locations, resulting in a system panic.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.1 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 1.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to NetBSD-SA2007-006 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- NetBSD-SA2007-006: Local panics in display driver code.
- The NetBSD Project Web site: The NetBSD Project.
- BID-25682: NetBSD Vga_allocattr Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3654: The display driver allocattr functions in NetBSD 3.0 through 4.0_BETA2, and NetBSD-current before 20070728, allow local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a (1) negative or (2) large value in an ioctl call, as demonstrated by the vga_allocattr function.
- OSVDB ID: 40810: NetBSD Display Driver allocattr Functions ioctl Call Local DoS
- SECTRACK ID: 1018693: NetBSD Display Driver Bug Lets Local Users Deny Service
Platforms Affected:
- NetBSD NetBSD 3.0
- NetBSD NetBSD 3.0.1
- NetBSD NetBSD 3.0.2
- NetBSD NetBSD 3.1
- NetBSD NetBSD 4.0 beta2
- NetBSD NetBSD 4.0 beta
Reported:
Sep 13, 2007
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