CVE-2009-4358

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.7 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2009-12-20

Last modified

2024-09-16

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Freebsd (Freebsd)

References

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