CVE-2014-8476

The setlogin function in FreeBSD 8.4 through 10.1-RC4 does not initialize the buffer used to store the login name, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a call to getlogin, which returns the entire buffer.

CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61118
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A25.setlogin.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/62218

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:8.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.0:beta1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.0:beta2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:::::::*

Information

Published : 2014-11-13 13:32

Updated : 2014-11-14 07:01

NVD link : CVE-2014-8476

Mitre link : CVE-2014-8476

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Products Affected

freebsd

freebsd

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