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TI-2017-00889 Aliases CVE-2017-1085GHSA-79vc-vx5h-v27q

Memory corruption in FreeBSD

Priority LOW 38CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In FreeBSD before 11.2-RELEASE, an application which calls setrlimit() to increase RLIMIT_STACK may turn a read-only memory region below the stack into a read-write region. A specially crafted executable could be exploited to execute arbitrary code in the user context.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0185 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix Fixed FreeBSD (FreeBSD): 11.2-RELEASE

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FreeBSDFreeBSDbefore 11.2-RELEASE11.2-RELEASEPatch availableCNA
  • FreeBSD VendorFreeBSD Affected before 11.2-RELEASE Fixed in 11.2-RELEASE Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 11.2VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA FreeBSD (FreeBSD) Fixed in 11.2-RELEASE

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1085
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79vc-vx5h-v27q

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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Sources

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