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CVE-2020-7460

In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r363918, 12.1-RELEASE before p8, 11.4-STABLE before r363919, 11.4-RELEASE before p2, and 11.3-RELEASE before p12, the sendmsg system call in the compat32 subsystem on 64-bit platforms has a time-of-check to time-of-use vulnerability allowing a mailcious userspace program to modify control message headers after they were validation.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.0, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from freebsd organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, 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

2020-08-06T17:15:11.317

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:37:11.337

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-367
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.3 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
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.