The kernel in FreeBSD 4.x to 4.11 and 5.x to 5.4 does not properly clear certain fixed-length buffers when copying variable-length data for use by applications, which could allow those applications to read previously used sensitive memory
Published May 6, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
The kernel in FreeBSD 4.x to 4.11 and 5.x to 5.4 does not properly clear certain fixed-length buffers when copying variable-length data for use by applications, which could allow those applications to read previously used sensitive memory.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.1
- 4.2
- 4.3
- 4.4
- 4.5
- 4.6
- 4.7
- 4.8
- 4.9
- 4.10
- 4.11
- 5.1
- 5.2
- 5.3
- 5.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00380) | 29.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00380) | 29.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 23.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 23.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:08.kmem.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Oct/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17368 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13526 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15252 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2256 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:08.kmem.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Oct/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17368 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13526 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15252 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2256 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
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