namei in FreeBSD 9.1 through 10.1-RC2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Priority LOW 26CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
namei in FreeBSD 9.1 through 10.1-RC2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via vectors that trigger a sandboxed process to look up a large number of nonexistent path names.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0157 75th 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 · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 p4 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 p5 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:prerelease:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2 prerelease | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2 rc1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2 rc2 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.3 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.3 rc1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.3 rc2 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:prerelease:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 prerelease Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 rc2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 rc1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 rc2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1 rc1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1 rc2 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3711
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjgw-x7x9-348x
References
Patch 1
Advisory 1
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Sources
- CVE-2014-3711 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-3711 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gjgw-x7x9-348x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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