CVE-2014-3873 is a local information disclosure vulnerability affecting specific versions of the FreeBSD kernel (8.4, 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3-BETA1). The ktrace utility incorrectly sizes page fault kernel trace entries, allowing local users to extract sensitive information from kernel memory. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (low severity), this vulnerability requires local access and has a low impact, primarily disclosing information without affecting integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.