Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-4235
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4235
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-4235
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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6.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
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10.0
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[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-4235
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Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2009-4235
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Red Hat 2009-12-15Red 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
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:343
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1642.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515062
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54676
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:342
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023284
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http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1960
- cpe:2.3:a:tim_hockin:acpid:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*