# CVE-2003-1289: The iBCS2 system call translator for statfs in NetBSD 1.5 through 1.5.3 and FreeBSD 4 up to 4.8-RELEASE-p2 and 5 up to 5.1-RELEASE-p1 allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-12-17 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The iBCS2 system call translator for statfs in NetBSD 1.5 through 1.5.3 and FreeBSD 4 up to 4.8-RELEASE-p2 and 5 up to 5.1-RELEASE-p1 allows local users to read portions of kernel memory (memory disclosure) via a large length parameter, which copies additional kernel memory into userland memory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/2406
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12892
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9504
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:10.ibcs2.asc
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1007460

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