Integer signedness error in the fw_ioctl (FW_IOCTL) function in the FireWire (IEEE-1394) drivers (dev/firewire/fwdev.c) in various BSD kerne
Integer signedness error in the fw_ioctl (FW_IOCTL) function in the FireWire (IEEE-1394) drivers (dev/firewire/fwdev.c) in various BSD kernels, including DragonFlyBSD, FreeBSD 5.5, MidnightBSD 0.1-CURRENT before 20061115, NetBSD-current before 20061116, NetBSD-4 before 20061203, and TrustedBSD, allows local users to read arbitrary memory contents via certain negative values of crom_buf->len in an FW_GCROM command. NOTE: this issue has been labeled as an integer overflow, but it is more like an integer signedness error.
- Published
- Nov 21, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 33th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
8
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 8 / 40 · 2.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| dragonflybsd | dragonflybsd | cpe:2.3:o:dragonflybsd:dragonflybsd |
| freebsd | freebsd | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd |
| midnightbsd | midnightbsd | cpe:2.3:o:midnightbsd:midnightbsd |
| netbsd | netbsd | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd |
| trustedbsd | trustedbsd | cpe:2.3:o:trustedbsd:trustedbsd |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- dragonflybsd dragonflybsdall versions
- freebsd freebsd5.5
- midnightbsd midnightbsd0.1-current
- netbsd netbsd2.0.4
- trustedbsd trustedbsdall versions
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-11/0261.html
- cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/ieee1394/fwdev.c
- mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-security/2006/11/16/0001.html
- mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-security/2006/12/14/0002.html
- secunia.com/advisories/22917
- security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:25.kmem.asc
- securitytracker.com/id?1017344
- www.dragonflybsd.org/cvsweb/src/sys/bus/firewire/fwdev.c
- www.kernelhacking.com/bsdadv1.txt
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451629/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451637/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451677/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451698/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451861/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452124/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452264/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452331/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21089
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30347
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.