Description
namei in FreeBSD 9.1 through 10.1-RC2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via vectors that trigger a sandboxed process to look up a large number of nonexistent path names.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62218
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031100
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:22.namei.ascPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62218
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031100
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:22.namei.ascPatch
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 27, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified