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TI-2009-02115 Aliases CVE-2009-2208GHSA-g64f-whgh-84jj

FreeBSD 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, and 7.2 does not enforce permissions on the SIOCSIFINFO_IN6 IOCTL…

Priority LOW 17CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

FreeBSD 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, and 7.2 does not enforce permissions on the SIOCSIFINFO_IN6 IOCTL, which allows local users to modify or disable IPv6 network interfaces, as demonstrated by modifying the MTU.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00351 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 26

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p10:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3 release_p10VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p11:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3 release_p11VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p6:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3 release_p6VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p8:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3 release_p8VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p9:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3 release_p9VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3_releng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3_relengVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:release:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4 releaseVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:release_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4 release_p2VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 release_p10 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 release_p11 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 release_p6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 release_p8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 release_p9 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3_releng:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3_releng Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:release_p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 release_p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 16 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:release_p3:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4 release_p3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:release_p4:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4 release_p4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:release_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4 release_p5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4 stableVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:pre-release:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 pre-releaseVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 rc1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 release-p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 release-p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p4:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 release-p4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p5:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 release-p5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p6:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 release-p6VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 stableVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.2:pre-release:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2 pre-releaseVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2 stableVulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:release_p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 release_p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:release_p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 release_p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:release_p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 release_p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 stable Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:pre-release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 pre-release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 release-p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 release-p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 release-p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 release-p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 release-p6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 stable Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.2:pre-release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 pre-release Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 stable Vulnerable ·FreeBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2208
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g64f-whgh-84jj

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2011-04182 Buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0, MIT… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-03684 Integer overflow in print-bgp.c in the BGP dissector in tcpdump 3.9.6 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-05929 Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2003-00437 Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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