CVE-2009-1436

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-1436
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-04-27 18:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 6.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 6.3 release_p10 All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 6.4 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 6.4 release_p4 All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 6.4 stable All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.0 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.0 release-p12 All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.1 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.1 release-p5 All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 7.2 pre-release All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
osvdb.org/53918 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
2016-07 Security Bulletin: Junos: FreeBSD-SA-09:07.libc - Information leak in db(3) (CVE-2009-1436) - Juniper Networks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net
FreeBSD libc Berkley DB Interface Uninitialized Memory Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:07.libc.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.freebsd.org Vendor Advisory
FreeBSD libc "db" Interface Information Leak Weakness - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
FreeBSD libc db(3) May Leak Potentially Sensitive Information into db Files - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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