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TI-2014-06956 Aliases CVE-2014-8476GHSA-h9p4-8w88-cwc7

The setlogin function in FreeBSD 8.4 through 10.1-RC4 does not initialize the buffer used…

Priority LOW 11CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00392 33rd 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 · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 beta1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 beta2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1 rc1VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1 rc2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1 rc3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1 rc4VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 rc3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 rc4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8476
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9p4-8w88-cwc7

References

Advisory 2

  • 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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