CVE-2009-1601 — The Ubuntu clamav-milter.init script in clamav-milter before 0.95.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 in Ubuntu 9.04 sets the ownership of the current working directory to the clamav account, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via read or write operations involving this directory

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The Ubuntu clamav-milter.init script in clamav-milter before 0.95.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 in Ubuntu 9.04 sets the ownership of the current working directory to the clamav account, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via read or write operations involving this directory

Published May 11, 2009

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.32%

Description

The Ubuntu clamav-milter.init script in clamav-milter before 0.95.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 in Ubuntu 9.04 sets the ownership of the current working directory to the clamav account, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via read or write operations involving this directory.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.32% 0.00322

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00322

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.32% (0.00322)	22.92th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.32% (0.00322)	23.75th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.14% (0.00142)	31.75th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.95% (0.00950)	32.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	30.63th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	28.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	13.46th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (5)

http://secunia.com/advisories/35000
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34818
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-770-1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50311
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://launchpad.net/bugs/365823
x_refsource_CONFIRM

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35000		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34818		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-770-1		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50311		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://launchpad.net/bugs/365823		x_refsource_CONFIRM

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published May 11, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved May 11, 2009

Link CVE-2009-1601

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2009-1601

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2009-1601