CVE-2009-4033
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CVE-2009-4033 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Hockin | Acpid | 1.0.4 |
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- Status
- Modified
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