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CVE-2020-25578

In FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE before r368969, 11.4-STABLE before r369047, 12.2-RELEASE before p3, 12.1-RELEASE before p13 and 11.4-RELEASE before p7 several file systems were not properly initializing the d_off field of the dirent structures returned by VOP_READDIR. In particular, tmpfs(5), smbfs(5), autofs(5) and mqueuefs(5) were failing to do so. As a result, eight uninitialized kernel stack bytes may be leaked to userspace by these file systems.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from freebsd organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2021-03-26T21:15:12.600

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:18:09.560

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-665
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For freebsd's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.