CVE-2009-4358 | BDVDB-2026-39694 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:17.freebsd-update.asc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37190
http://secunia.com/advisories/37575

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12009-12-20Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.