CVE-2015-1415

medium

Description

The bsdinstall installer in FreeBSD 10.x before 10.1 p9, when configuring full disk encrypted ZFS, uses world-readable permissions for the GELI keyfile (/boot/encryption.key), which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading the file.

References

https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:08.bsdinstall.asc

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2015-1552

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032042

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535209/100/0/threaded

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131338/FreeBSD-10.x-ZFS-encryption.key-Disclosure.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-04-10

Updated: 2026-05-06

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00042