CVE-2009-1436
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD
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 information by reading a database file.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 0.9% (60th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1434)
- Published
- April 27, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1434 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
- freebsd / freebsd
References
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10756
- http://osvdb.org/53918
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34810(Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:07.libc.asc(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34666(Exploit, Patch)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022113
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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