CVE-2004-0099 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (mksnap_ffs in FreeBSD 5.1 and 5.2 only sets the snapshot fla)
mksnap_ffs in FreeBSD 5.1 and 5.2 only sets the snapshot flag when creating a snapshot for a file system, which causes default values for other flags to be used, possibly disabling security-critical settings and allowing a local user to bypass intended access restrictions.
| CVE ID | CVE-2004-0099 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2004-03-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | mksnap_ffs in FreeBSD 5.1 and 5.2 only sets the snapshot flag when creating a snapshot for a file system, which causes default values for other flags to be used, possibly disabling security-critical settings and allowing a local user to bypass intended access restrictions. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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