PT-2009-6480 · Freebsd · Freebsd

Kamada Kenichi · Published 2009-12-20 · Updated 2009-12-21 · CVE-2009-4358

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FreeBSD versions 8.0, 7.2, 7.1, 6.4, and 6.3

Description The issue concerns insecure permissions in the working directory of freebsd-update, allowing local users to read copies of sensitive files after certain operations. Specifically, this occurs after a freebsd-update fetch or freebsd-update upgrade operation.

Recommendations For versions 8.0, 7.2, 7.1, 6.4, and 6.3, consider changing the permissions of the /var/db/freebsd-update directory to secure it and prevent unauthorized access. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the freebsd-update utility until a fix is applied. Avoid using the freebsd-update fetch and upgrade operations in sensitive environments until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-4358

Affected Products

Freebsd

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4358 · Security Note
• http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:17.freebsd-update.asc · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/37190 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37575 · Vendor Advisory