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CVE-2009-1436 (GCVE-0-2009-1436)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-04-27 17:43 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:13
VLAI
Summary
The db interface in libc in FreeBSD 6.3, 6.4, 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2-PRERELEASE does not properly initialize memory for Berkeley DB 1.85 database structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a database file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34666 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://osvdb.org/53918 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
http://secunia.com/advisories/34810 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022113 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=conte… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2009-04-22 00:00
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