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CVE-2009-0578 Detail

Description

GNOME NetworkManager before 0.7.0.99 does not properly verify privileges for dbus (1) modify and (2) delete requests, which allows local users to change or remove the network connections of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors related to org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings and at_console.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  03/04/2009

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.2 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 9.2
Exploitability Subscore: 3.1

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): Single
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0361.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33966
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021909
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-727-1 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487752
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49063
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8931

References to Check Content

Identifier:
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8931
Check System:
http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8931

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
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cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0578
NVD Published Date:
03/04/2009
NVD Last Modified:
09/28/2017