Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 5, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2019
CVE-2005-2019
Description
ipfw in FreeBSD 5.4, when running on Symmetric Multi-Processor (SMP) or Uni Processor (UP) systems with the PREEMPTION kernel option enabled, does not sufficiently lock certain resources while performing table lookups, which can cause the cache results to be corrupted during multiple concurrent lookups, allowing remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:13.ipfw.ascnvdVendor Advisory
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