CVE-2009-4358

N/A Unknown
Published: December 20, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37575
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:17.freebsd-update.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37190
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/37575
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:17.freebsd-update.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37190
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
14th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

freebsd

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