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CVE-2009-1436

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2009-04-27 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Freebsd Freebsd

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References