CVSS 3.0
7.8 highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2015-5675
The sys_amd64 IRET Handler in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.3 and 10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (kernel panic).
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 47% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-264
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- freebsd:freebsd
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133335/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-IRET-Handler-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536321/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76485
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033376
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:21.amd64.asc