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FreeBSD : SA-05:02.sendfile

Article ID: 17984
Last updated: 27 Jan, 2009
Views: 428
Posted: 22 Jan, 2009
by: Tech Pubs S.
Updated: 27 Jan, 2009
by: Tech Pubs S.

FreeBSD : SA-05:02.sendfile

This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

FamilyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
Plugin ID17984
Bugtraq ID12993
CVE IDCVE-2005-0708

Description:

The remote host is running a version of FreeBSD which contains a flaw in the
sendfile() API.

There is an error in the sendfile() API which may allow a local user to disclose
parts of the contents of the kernel memory.

Solution : http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/8356
Risk factor : High
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