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CVE-2008-5736

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in FreeBSD 6 before 6.4-STABLE, 6.3 before 6.3-RELEASE-p7, 6.4 before 6.4-RELEASE-p1, 7.0 before 7.0-RELEASE-p7, 7.1 before 7.1-RC2, and 7 before 7.1-PRERELEASE allow local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors related to function pointers that are "not properly initialized" for (1) netgraph sockets and (2) bluetooth sockets.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-5736 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from freebsd organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-12-26T18:30:03.467

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	6.0	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	6.3	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	6.3	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	6.3	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	6.3	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	6.3	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	6.3	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	6.3	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	6.4	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	7.0	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	7.0	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	7.0	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	7.0	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	7.0	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	7.0	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	7.1	Yes
Operating System	freebsd	freebsd	7.1	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/50936 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33209 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:13.protosw.asc Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8124 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16951 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32976 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021491 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47570 VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7581 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/50936 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33209 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:13.protosw.asc Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8124 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16951 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32976 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021491 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47570 VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7581 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For freebsd's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.