CVE-2009-1436
FreeBSD 6.3-7.2-PRERELEASE - Information Disclosure via Uninitialized Memory in db Interface
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-1436. PoCs published by Jaakko Heinonen.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a local information-disclosure vulnerability in FreeBSD's DB library by manipulating malloc options to initialize memory with a known pattern (0x5a), which can leak sensitive information.
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.
Exploits (1)
This exploit demonstrates a local information-disclosure vulnerability in FreeBSD's DB library by manipulating malloc options to initialize memory with a known pattern (0x5a), which can leak sensitive information.