| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in freebsd 6.3/6.4/7.1/7.2/8.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component freebsd-update. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-4358. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in freebsd 6.3/6.4/7.1/7.2/8.0 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component freebsd-update. 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. CVE summarizes:
freebsd-update in FreeBSD 8.0, 7.2, 7.1, 6.4, and 6.3 uses insecure permissions in its working directory (/var/db/freebsd-update by default), which allows local users to read copies of sensitive files after a (1) freebsd-update fetch (fetch) or (2) freebsd-update upgrade (upgrade) operation.
The weakness was published 12/19/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at security.freebsd.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4358 since 12/19/2009. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/25/2019). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
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 SecurityFocus (BID 37190†) and Secunia (SA37575†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
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Website
- Product: https://www.freebsd.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/03/2009 🔍12/19/2009 🔍
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03/18/2015 🔍
01/25/2019 🔍
Sources
Product: freebsd.orgAdvisory: security.freebsd.org
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2009-4358 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4358
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51220
SecurityFocus: 37190 - FreeBSD 'freebsd-update' Utility Insecure Directory Permissions Vulnerability
Secunia: 37575
Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 01/25/2019 11:07
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (49), 01/25/2019 11:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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