CVE-2013-2171 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting FreeBSD versions 9.0 through 9.1-RELEASE-p4. It stems from an improper write access determination in the vm_map_lookup function within the kernel's mmap implementation, allowing local users to bypass filesystem write permissions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring medium attack complexity and local access. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit intelligence confirms the existence of Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, demonstrating readily available exploit code, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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