CVE-2009-2208
N/A
Published: June 24, 2009 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:09 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35410Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:10.ipv6.ascVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51044Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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