CVE-2014-8476
The setlogin function in FreeBSD 8.4 through 10.1-RC4 does not initialize the buffer used to...
The setlogin function in FreeBSD 8.4 through 10.1-RC4 does not initialize the buffer used to store the login name, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a call to getlogin, which returns the entire buffer.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The setlogin function in FreeBSD 8.4 through 10.1-RC4 does not initialize the buffer used to store the login name, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a call to getlogin, which returns the entire buffer.
- Record
CVE-2014-8476- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The setlogin function in FreeBSD 8.4 through 10.1-RC4 does not initialize the buffer used to store the login name, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a call to getlogin, which returns the entire buffer.
- Record
CVE-2014-8476- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8313 No score
The setlogin function in FreeBSD 8.4 through 10.1-RC4 does not initialize the buffer used to store the login name, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a call to getlogin, which returns the entire buffer.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8313- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9p4-8w88-cwc7 No score
The setlogin function in FreeBSD 8.4 through 10.1-RC4 does not initialize the buffer used to...
The setlogin function in FreeBSD 8.4 through 10.1-RC4 does not initialize the buffer used to store the login name, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a call to getlogin, which returns the entire buffer.
- Record
GHSA-h9p4-8w88-cwc7- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kfreebsd-9Debian:7 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 9.0-10+deb70.8, plus listed versions 9.0-109.0-10+deb70.19.0-10+deb70.29.0-10+deb70.39.0-10+deb70.49.0-10+deb70.59.0-10+deb70.69.0-10+deb70.7 |
9.0-10+deb70.8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8476 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Freebsd, published November 7, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.