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TI-2009-00995 Aliases CVE-2009-1041GHSA-vpxw-jphr-pjhp

The ktimer feature (sys/kern/kern_time.c) in FreeBSD 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 allows local users…

Priority LOW 33CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The ktimer feature (sys/kern/kern_time.c) in FreeBSD 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory via an out-of-bounds timer value.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0078 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:pre-release:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 pre-releaseVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:release:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 releaseVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:release-p8:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 release-p8VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:release-p9:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 release-p9VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:releng:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 relengVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 stableVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:pre-release:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 pre-releaseVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 release-p1VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:pre-release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 pre-release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:release-p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 release-p8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:release-p9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 release-p9 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:releng:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 releng Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 stable Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:pre-release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 pre-release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 release-p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 release-p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 stableVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 release-p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 stable Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1041
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpxw-jphr-pjhp

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2011-04182 Buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0, MIT… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-03684 Integer overflow in print-bgp.c in the BGP dissector in tcpdump 3.9.6 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
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