Vulnerability identifier: #VU41107

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8476

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
FreeBSD
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: FreeBSD Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeBSD: 8.4 - 10.1

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External links
http://secunia.com/advisories/61118
http://secunia.com/advisories/62218
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A25.setlogin.asc

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.