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CVE-2009-4235

Summary
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At-08 Dec, 2009 | 19:00
Updated At-07 Aug, 2024 | 06:54
Rejected At-
Credits

acpid 1.0.4 sets an unrestrictive umask, which might allow local users to leverage weak permissions on /var/log/acpid, and obtain sensitive information by reading this file or cause a denial of service by overwriting this file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4033.

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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:mitre
Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At:08 Dec, 2009 | 19:00
Updated At:07 Aug, 2024 | 06:54
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

acpid 1.0.4 sets an unrestrictive umask, which might allow local users to leverage weak permissions on /var/log/acpid, and obtain sensitive information by reading this file or cause a denial of service by overwriting this file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4033.

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TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023284
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515062
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1960
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54676
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1642.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:343
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:342
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Hyperlink: http://securitytracker.com/id?1023284
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515062
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1960
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54676
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1642.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:343
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:342
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CVE Program Container
Affected Products
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
Workarounds
Exploits
Credits
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023284
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
x_transferred
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515062
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1960
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
x_transferred
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54676
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1642.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:343
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
x_transferred
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:342
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://securitytracker.com/id?1023284
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515062
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1960
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54676
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1642.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:343
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:342
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
x_transferred
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:cve@mitre.org
Published At:08 Dec, 2009 | 19:30
Updated At:23 Apr, 2026 | 00:35

acpid 1.0.4 sets an unrestrictive umask, which might allow local users to leverage weak permissions on /var/log/acpid, and obtain sensitive information by reading this file or cause a denial of service by overwriting this file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4033.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
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Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.06.9MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 6.9
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CPE Matches
tim_hockin
tim_hockin
>>acpid>>1.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:tim_hockin:acpid:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-264Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-264
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
Organization : Red Hat
Last Modified : 2009-12-15T00:00:00

Red Hat considers this to be a duplicate of the CVE-2009-4033, rather than a separate issue. For further details, see: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926#c10

References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023284cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1960cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:342cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:343cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1642.htmlcve@mitre.org
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515062cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54676cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023284af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1960af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:342af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:343af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1642.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515062af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54676af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: http://securitytracker.com/id?1023284
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1960
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:342
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:343
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1642.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515062
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54676
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://securitytracker.com/id?1023284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1960
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:342
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:343
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1642.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515062
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54676
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A

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CVE-2009-4033
Matching Score-8
Assigner-Red Hat, Inc.
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Matching Score-8
Assigner-Red Hat, Inc.
CVSS Score-6.9||MEDIUM
EPSS-0.04% / 12.40%
||
7 Day CHG~0.00%
Published-08 Dec, 2009 | 19:00
Updated-23 Apr, 2026 | 00:35
Rejected-Not Available
Known To Be Used In Ransomware Campaigns?-Not Available
KEV Added-Not Available
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A certain Red Hat patch for acpid 1.0.4 effectively triggers a call to the open function with insufficient arguments, which might allow local users to leverage weak permissions on /var/log/acpid, and obtain sensitive information by reading this file, cause a denial of service by overwriting this file, or gain privileges by executing this file.

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