CVE-2013-6833 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in FreeBSD 10 and earlier, specifically within the qls_eioctl function of the qls_ioctl.c kernel module. A local attacker can exploit a lack of size parameter validation via a crafted ioctl call to read sensitive information from kernel memory. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, but with a complete confidentiality impact. There is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, suggesting it is not actively exploited. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, typical for the vast majority of CVEs.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4_1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:0.4_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.