CVE-2016-1885
Integer signedness error in the amd64_set_ldt function in sys/amd64/amd64/sys_machdep.c in FreeBSD 9.3 before p39, 10.1 before p31, and…
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- mitre
Description
Integer signedness error in the amd64_set_ldt function in sys/amd64/amd64/sys_machdep.c in FreeBSD 9.3 before p39, 10.1 before p31, and 10.2 before p14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an i386_set_ldt system call, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 39570 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- 39570 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- FreeBSD-SA-16:15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-amd64setldt-heap-overflow (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20160316 [CORE-2016-0005] - FreeBSD Kernel amd64_set_ldt Heap Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20160317 Re: [CORE-2016-0005] - FreeBSD Kernel amd64_set_ldt Heap Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 1035309 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20160316 Re: [FD] [CORE-2016-0005] - FreeBSD Kernel amd64_set_ldt Heap Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20160316 [CORE-2016-0005] - FreeBSD Kernel amd64_set_ldt Heap Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136276/FreeBSD-Kernel-amd64_set_ldt-Heap-Overflow.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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