Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1436
CVE-2009-1436
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 information by reading a database file.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:release_p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.4:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:release-p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.1:release-p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.2:pre-release:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 6.3, 6.4, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2-PRERELEASE
Patches
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References
6- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34666nvdExploitPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/34810nvdVendor Advisory
- security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:07.libc.ascnvdVendor Advisory
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/indexnvd
- osvdb.org/53918nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
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