Description
The Coda filesystem kernel module, as used in NetBSD and FreeBSD, when Coda is loaded and Venus is running with /coda mounted, allows local users to read sensitive heap memory via a large out_size value in a ViceIoctl struct to a Coda ioctl, which triggers a buffer over-read.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.2/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/coda/coda.h.diff?r1=1.15&r2=1.16&only_with_tag=MAINPatch
- http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=210997Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513151/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20100816-1/
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/coda/coda.h.diff?r1=1.15&r2=1.16&only_with_tag=MAINPatch
- http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=210997Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513151/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20100816-1/
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 20, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified