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CVE-2009-2208

LOW · CVSS 3.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
3.6 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
0.4% (29th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2009-2204)
Published
June 25, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2204 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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