CVE-2009-4235
acpid - weak file permissions
EPSS 0.04%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2009-4235
To remediate CVE-2009-4235, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/acpid—upgrade to 1.0.6 or later
- Debian/acpid—upgrade to 1.0.4-5etch2 or later
Is CVE-2009-4235 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.0.6
- from 0, < 1.0.4-5etch2