low2.1
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…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | Freebsd | Versions 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 10.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61118
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62218
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A25.setlogin.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61118
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62218
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A25.setlogin.asc