CVE-2005-4783

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

kernfs_xread in kernfs_vnops.c in NetBSD before 20050831 does not check for a negative offset when reading the message buffer, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2005
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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