Tim Hockin acpid 1.0.4 access control

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Tim Hockin acpid 1.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 12/08/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4235 since 12/08/2009. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43605 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : acpid (MDVSA-2009:343)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116756 (Red Hat Update for acpid (RHSA-2009:1642-2)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54676) and Tenable (43605). The entry 51060 is pretty similar.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 43605
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : acpid (MDVSA-2009:343)
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OpenVAS ID: 66595
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1960-1 (acpid)
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12/23/2009 +15 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-4235 (🔍)
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X-Force: 54676
SecurityTracker: 1023284 - acpid Log File Permissions May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 24458 - Acpid 1.0.4 Unrestrictive Umask Vulnerability Allows Local Attackers to Cause DoS, Medium

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/28/2021 13:14
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (59), 02/18/2017 21:22 (13), 08/28/2021 13:14 (3)
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