CVE-2013-5710 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The nullfs implementation in sys/fs/nullfs/null_vnops.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 8.3 through 9.2 allows local users with certain permissions to bypass access restrictions via a hardlink in a nullfs instance to a file in a different instance.

Published: 2013-09-23

Score: 3.7 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:8.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:8.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2769-1	kfreebsd-9 security update
EUVD	EUVD-2013-5547	The nullfs implementation in sys/fs/nullfs/null_vnops.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 8.3 through 9.2 allows local users with certain permissions to bypass access restrictions via a hardlink in a nullfs instance to a file in a different instance.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00052.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/54861
http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=255442
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2769
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13:13.nullfs.asc
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029015

History

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Freebsd Freebsd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-09-23T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:22:30.919Z

Reserved: 2013-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-5710

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-09-23T20:55:07.433

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-5710

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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