CVE-2009-2208 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in FreeBSD versions 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, and 7.2, where the SIOCSIFINFO_IN6 IOCTL does not properly enforce permissions. This flaw allows local users to modify or disable IPv6 network interfaces, such as altering the MTU. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.6, indicating low severity with local access and low attack complexity, leading to partial integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:release_p8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.