Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2004-0919
CVE-2004-0919
Description
The syscons CONS_SCRSHOT ioctl in FreeBSD 5.x allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory via (1) negative coordinates or (2) large coordinates.
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:release_p14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:releng:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:release_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.1:releng:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.2.1:releng:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.x
Patches
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Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
5- ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:15.syscons.ascnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/12722nvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11321nvdPatch
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/969078nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17584nvd
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