FKIE_CVE-2009-2208

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-06-25 02:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:09
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35410Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:10.ipv6.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35285Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022367
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51044
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35410Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:10.ipv6.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35285Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022367
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51044
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
freebsd freebsd 6.3
freebsd freebsd 6.3
freebsd freebsd 6.3
freebsd freebsd 6.3
freebsd freebsd 6.3
freebsd freebsd 6.3
freebsd freebsd 6.3_releng
freebsd freebsd 6.4
freebsd freebsd 6.4
freebsd freebsd 6.4
freebsd freebsd 6.4
freebsd freebsd 6.4
freebsd freebsd 6.4
freebsd freebsd 6.4
freebsd freebsd 7.1
freebsd freebsd 7.1
freebsd freebsd 7.1
freebsd freebsd 7.1
freebsd freebsd 7.1
freebsd freebsd 7.1
freebsd freebsd 7.1
freebsd freebsd 7.1
freebsd freebsd 7.1
freebsd freebsd 7.2
freebsd freebsd 7.2
freebsd freebsd 7.2
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