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.
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Configurations
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History
21 Nov 2024, 02:19
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References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/61118 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/62218 - | |
References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () 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
JSON object : View
Products Affected
freebsd
- freebsd
CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor