CVE-2005-1126 - Distracted Customs

Description

The SIOCGIFCONF ioctl (ifconf function) in FreeBSD 4.x through 4.11 and 5.x through 5.4 does not properly clear a buffer before using it which allows local users to obtain portions of sensitive kernel memory.

Reference

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:04.ifconf.asc http://www.osvdb.org/15514 http://secunia.com/advisories/14959 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Oct/msg00000.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15252 http://secunia.com/advisories/17368 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2256 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20114