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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/61118 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/61118 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/62218 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/62218 -
References () http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070 - Vendor Advisory () http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A25.setlogin.asc - () https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A25.setlogin.asc -

Information

Published : 2014-11-13 21:32

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46


NVD link : CVE-2014-8476

Mitre link : CVE-2014-8476

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8476


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Products Affected

freebsd

  • freebsd
CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor