01 Record
CVE-2009-1436
The 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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 59.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-04-27 17:43Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-04-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3f7dc635054822d8c82ef7384910d9f68e1a2f1d6df669fe6ac59dcb1b9089a6
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com34666http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34666
- osvdb.org53918http://osvdb.org/53918
- security.freebsd.orgFreeBSD-SA-09:07http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:07.libc.asc
- secunia.com34810http://secunia.com/advisories/34810
- www.securitytracker.com1022113http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022113
- kb.juniper.nethttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10756