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.
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3070-1 kfreebsd-9 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8313 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2024-08-06T13:18:48.291Z

Reserved: 2014-10-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-8476

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-11-13T21:32:07.703

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-8476

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