CVE-2014-3954 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the rtsold daemon within FreeBSD versions 9.1 through 10.1-RC2. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted DNS parameters in a router advertisement message. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical nature, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:prerelease:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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