FreeBSD 5.1 for the Alpha processor allows local users to cause a denial of service…
Priority LOW 13Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
FreeBSD 5.1 for the Alpha processor allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an execve system call with an unaligned memory address as an argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00854 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.10:release:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.10 release | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 alpha | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 release | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:release_p5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 release_p5 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 releng | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.1 release | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.10:release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 alpha Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:release_p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 release_p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 releng Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0618
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27wh-h3mm-7hf3
References
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- TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-05929 Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2003-00437 Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2004-0618 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0618 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-27wh-h3mm-7hf3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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