acpid: log file created with random permissions
Published Dec 8, 2009
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.31%
Description
A certain Red Hat patch for acpid 1.0.4 effectively triggers a call to the open function with insufficient arguments, which might allow local users to leverage weak permissions on /var/log/acpid, and obtain sensitive information by reading this file, cause a denial of service by overwriting this file, or gain privileges by executing this file.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
acpid-0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1642
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | acpid-0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1642 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 21.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 22.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00040) | 9.36th | 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 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023284 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:342 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1642.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37249 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4033 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515062 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54677 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4033
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10555 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4033
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1023284 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:342 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1642.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37249 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4033 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515062 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54677 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4033 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10555 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4033 |
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