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CVE-2009-4358

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.27%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-12-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2009-4358
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.7
EPSS
0.27%

Original Filing — NVD 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.