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CVE-2005-1406

The kernel in FreeBSD 4.x to 4.11 and 5.x to 5.4 does not properly clear certain fixed-length buffers when copying variable-length data for

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Summary

The kernel in FreeBSD 4.x to 4.11 and 5.x to 5.4 does not properly clear certain fixed-length buffers when copying variable-length data for use by applications, which could allow those applications to read previously used sensitive memory.

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 6

vupen.com

ftp.freebsd.org

secunia.com

lists.apple.com

securityfocus.com