mksnap_ffs in FreeBSD 5.1 and 5.2 only sets the snapshot flag when creating a snapshot for a file system, which causes default values for other flags to be used, possibly disabling security-critical settings and allowing a local user to bypass intended access restrictions.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-0099 mksnap_ffs in FreeBSD 5.1 and 5.2 only sets the snapshot flag when creating a snapshot for a file system, which causes default values for other flags to be used, possibly disabling security-critical settings and allowing a local user to bypass intended access restrictions.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:10:02.375Z

Reserved: 2004-01-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-0099

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-03-03T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2004-0099

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