CVE-2009-2208
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-2208 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-06-25 02:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | FreeBSD 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, and 7.2 does not enforce permissions on the SIOCSIFINFO_IN6 IOCTL, which allows local users to modify or disable IPv6 network interfaces, as demonstrated by modifying the MTU. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.3 | release_p10 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.3 | release_p11 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.3 | release_p6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.3 | release_p8 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.3 | release_p9 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.3_releng | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.4 | release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.4 | release_p2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.4 | release_p3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.4 | release_p4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.4 | release_p5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.4 | stable | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 7.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 7.1 | pre-release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 7.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 7.1 | release-p1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 7.1 | release-p2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 7.1 | release-p4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 7.1 | release-p5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 7.1 | release-p6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 7.1 | stable | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 7.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 7.2 | pre-release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 7.2 | stable | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD "SIOCSIFINFO_IN6" IOCTL Security Issue - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| FreeBSD IPv6 'SIOCSIFINFO_IN6' Permission Check Local Security Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| FreeBSD SIOCSIFINFO_IN6 IOCTL Access Bug Lets Local Users Modify IPv6 Interface Properties - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:10.ipv6.asc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.FreeBSD.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.