Unscored severity · published Nov 13, 2014
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…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
8.4; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.1; 9.2; +7 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8476
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8476
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/61118
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/62218
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070
www.freebsd.org
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A25.setlogin.asc
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