MEDIUM
FreeBSD 8.4 before p14, 9.1 before p17, 9.2 before p10, and 10.0 before p7 does not properly initialize the buffer between the header and data of a control message, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors
Published Jul 15, 2014
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
FreeBSD 8.4 before p14, 9.1 before p17, 9.2 before p10, and 10.0 before p7 does not properly initialize the buffer between the header and data of a control message, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
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.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00339
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00339
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00339) | 24.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00339) | 25.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 18.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62218 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:17.kmem.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68466 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030539 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94448 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62218 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:17.kmem.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68466 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030539 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94448 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 15, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 3, 2014
Link CVE-2014-3952
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a