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
Published Nov 13, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.4
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.2
- 9.3
- 10.0
- 10.1
- 10.1
- 10.1
- 10.1
- 10.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 30.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 30.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 18.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61118 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62218 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A25.setlogin.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61118 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62218 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3070 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A25.setlogin.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD |
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