CVE-2014-8476
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Summary
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 Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A25.setlogin.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61118
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A25.setlogin.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61118
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