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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://secunia.com/advisories/37575 | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37190 | Patch |
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:17.freebsd-update.asc |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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Information
Published : 2009-12-19 18:30
Updated : 2009-12-20 21:00
NVD link : CVE-2009-4358
Mitre link : CVE-2009-4358
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Products Affected
freebsd
- freebsd