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.

🔗 References (6)

• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/37575
• cve@mitrehttp://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:17.freebsd-update.asc
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37190
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/37575
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:17.freebsd-update.asc
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37190