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.
Published 2014-11-13 21:32:08
Updated 2014-11-14 15:01:54
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Information leak

Products affected by CVE-2014-8476

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8476

0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2014-8476

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.1
LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.9
2.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2014-8476

References for CVE-2014-8476

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