# CVE-2014-0998: Integer signedness error in the vt console driver (formerly Newcons) in FreeBSD 9.3 before p10 and 10.1 before p6 allows local users to caus

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2015-02-02 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer signedness error in the vt console driver (formerly Newcons) in FreeBSD 9.3 before p10 and 10.1 before p6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via a negative value in a VT_WAITACTIVE ioctl call, which triggers an array index error and out-of-bounds kernel memory access.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534563/100/0/threaded
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/107
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-EN-15:01.vt.asc
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35938

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