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CVE-2009-2793

The kernel in NetBSD, probably 5.0.1 and earlier, on x86 platforms does not properly handle a pre-commit failure of the

The kernel in NetBSD, probably 5.0.1 and earlier, on x86 platforms does not properly handle a pre-commit failure of the iret instruction, which might allow local users to gain privileges via vectors related to a tempEIP pseudocode variable that is outside of the code-segment limits.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.0024
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Affected Products & Versions

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netbsd<= 5.0.1
netbsdall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
localNetBSD 5.0.1 - 'IRET' General Protection Fault Handling Privilege Escalationverified
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD18 Sep 2009 · 10:30 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506531/100/0/threaded
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