CVE-2009-2208 (GCVE-0-2009-2208)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-06-24 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35285 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022367 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35410 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD |
Date Public
2009-06-10 00:00
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