FreeBSD IPv6 'SIOCSIFINFO_IN6' Permission Check Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:35285

Info

FreeBSD IPv6 'SIOCSIFINFO_IN6' Permission Check Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 35285
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-2208
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 10 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:10PM
Credit: Hiroki Sato
Vulnerable: FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p6
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p4
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1 -RELEASE-p2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1 -RELEASE-p1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p4
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4 -RELEASE-p3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE-p11
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE-p10
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELEASE-p9
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELEASE-p8
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELEASE-p6
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

FreeBSD IPv6 'SIOCSIFINFO_IN6' Permission Check Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

FreeBSD is prone to a local security-bypass vulnerability because the software fails to properly check permissions when modifying IPv6 network stack properties.

Attackers can exploit this issue to modify networking settings, which may result in a denial of service or may aid in further attacks.

Exploit / POC

FreeBSD IPv6 'SIOCSIFINFO_IN6' Permission Check Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Attackers can use standard commands to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

FreeBSD IPv6 'SIOCSIFINFO_IN6' Permission Check Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4 -STABLE

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELEASE-p6

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p5

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELEASE-p8

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4 -RELEASE-p3

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4 -RELEASE

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p4

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p2

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE-p11

FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p6

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE-p10

FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p5

FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p4

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELENG

FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE

FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1 -RELEASE-p1

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELEASE-p9

FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1 -RELEASE-p2

References

FreeBSD IPv6 'SIOCSIFINFO_IN6' Permission Check Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

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