5 - CVE-2009-0798

Executive Summary

Informations
Name	CVE-2009-0798	First vendor Publication	2009-04-24
Vendor	Cve	Last vendor Modification	2017-09-29

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score	NA
Base Score	NA	Environmental Score	NA
impact SubScore	NA	Temporal Score	NA
Exploitabality Sub Score	NA

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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score	5	Attack Range	Network
Cvss Impact Score	2.9	Attack Complexity	Low
Cvss Expoit Score	10	Authentication	None Required
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Detail

ACPI Event Daemon (acpid) before 1.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and connectivity loss) by opening a large number of UNIX sockets without closing them, which triggers an infinite loop.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0798

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

%	Id	Name
100 %	CWE-399	Resource Management Errors

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13300

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13300
Title:	USN-766-1 -- acpid vulnerability
Description:	It was discovered that acpid did not properly handle a large number of connections. A local user could exploit this and monopolize CPU resources, leading to a denial of service.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	USN-766-1 CVE-2009-0798	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 6.06 Ubuntu 8.10	Product(s):	acpid
Definition Synopsis:
Release section Ubuntu 8.04 is installed AND Supported architectures section Installed architecture is i386 AND Installed architecture is amd64 AND Installed architecture is lpia AND acpid DPKG is earlier than 1.0.4-5ubuntu9.3 OR Release section Ubuntu 9.04 is installed AND Supported architectures section Installed architecture is i386 AND Installed architecture is amd64 AND Installed architecture is lpia AND acpid DPKG is earlier than 1.0.6-9ubuntu4.9.04.2 OR Release section Ubuntu 6.06 is installed AND Supported architectures section Installed architecture is i386 AND Installed architecture is amd64 AND acpid DPKG is earlier than 1.0.4-1ubuntu11.2 OR Release section Ubuntu 8.10 is installed AND Supported architectures section Installed architecture is i386 AND Installed architecture is amd64 AND Installed architecture is lpia AND acpid DPKG is earlier than 1.0.6-9ubuntu4.8.10.2

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13342

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13342
Title:	DSA-1786-1 acpid -- denial of service
Description:	It was discovered that acpid, a daemon for delivering ACPI events, is prone to a denial of service attack by opening a large number of UNIX sockets, which are not closed properly. For the stable distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.8-1lenny1. For the oldstable distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.4-5etch1. For the testing distribution and the unstable distribution , this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.10-1. We recommend that you upgrade your acpid packages.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	DSA-1786-1 CVE-2009-0798	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 Debian GNU/Linux 4.0	Product(s):	acpid
Definition Synopsis:
Release section Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 is installed AND Supported architectures section Installed architecture is ia64 AND Installed architecture is i386 AND Installed architecture is amd64 AND acpid DPKG is earlier than 1.0.8-1lenny1 OR Release section Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 is installed. AND Supported architectures section Installed architecture is ia64 AND Installed architecture is i386 AND Installed architecture is amd64 AND acpid DPKG is earlier than 1.0.4-5etch1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22884

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22884
Title:	ELSA-2009:0474: acpid security update (Moderate)
Description:	ACPI Event Daemon (acpid) before 1.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and connectivity loss) by opening a large number of UNIX sockets without closing them, which triggers an infinite loop.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	ELSA-2009:0474-01 CVE-2009-0798	Version:	6
Platform(s):	Oracle Linux 5	Product(s):	acpid
Definition Synopsis:
Oracle Linux 5.x AND acpid is earlier than 0:1.0.4-7.el5_3.1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28838

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28838
Title:	RHSA-2009:0474 -- acpid security update (Moderate)
Description:	An updated acpid package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. acpid is a daemon that dispatches ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) events to user-space programs.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	RHSA-2009:0474 CESA-2009:0474-CentOS 3 CESA-2009:0474-CentOS 5 CVE-2009-0798	Version:	3
Platform(s):	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 3 CentOS Linux 5	Product(s):	acpid
Definition Synopsis:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 release section The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AND acpid is earlier than 0:1.0.2-4 AND Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 release section The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AND acpid is earlier than 0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1 AND Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and CentOS Linux 5 release section Operation system section The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AND The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x AND acpid is earlier than 0:1.0.4-7.el5_3.1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7560

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7560
Title:	ACPI Event Daemon (acpid) DOS vulnerability
Description:	ACPI Event Daemon (acpid) before 1.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and connectivity loss) by opening a large number of UNIX sockets without closing them, which triggers an infinite loop.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2009-0798	Version:	5
Platform(s):	VMWare ESX Server 4.0	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
VMware ESX Server 4.0 is installed AND Patch ESX400-201003403-SG is not installed

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8089

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8089
Title:	DSA-1786 acpid -- denial of service
Description:	It was discovered that acpid, a daemon for delivering ACPI events, is prone to a denial of service attack by opening a large number of UNIX sockets, which are not closed properly.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	DSA-1786 CVE-2009-0798	Version:	3
Platform(s):	Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 Debian GNU/Linux 4.0	Product(s):	acpid
Definition Synopsis:
Release section Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 is installed AND Supported architectures section Installed architecture is ia64 AND Installed architecture is i386 AND Installed architecture is amd64 AND acpid is earlier than 1.0.8-1lenny1 OR Release section Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 is installed. AND Supported architectures section Installed architecture is ia64 AND Installed architecture is i386 AND Installed architecture is amd64 AND acpid is earlier than 1.0.4-5etch1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9955

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9955
Title:	ACPI Event Daemon (acpid) before 1.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and connectivity loss) by opening a large number of UNIX sockets without closing them, which triggers an infinite loop.
Description:	ACPI Event Daemon (acpid) before 1.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and connectivity loss) by opening a large number of UNIX sockets without closing them, which triggers an infinite loop.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2009-0798	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
OS Section: RHEL3, CentOS3 RHEL3 or CentOS3 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AND CentOS Linux 3.x AND acpid is earlier than 0:1.0.2-4 OR OS Section: RHEL4, CentOS4, Oracle Linux 4 RHEL4, CentOS4 or Oracle Linux 4 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AND CentOS Linux 4.x AND Oracle Linux 4.x AND acpid is earlier than 0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1 OR OS Section: RHEL5, CentOS5, Oracle Linux 5 RHEL5, CentOS5 or Oracle Linux 5 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AND CentOS Linux 5.x AND Oracle Linux 5.x AND acpid is earlier than 0:1.0.4-7.el5_3.1

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Application	Tim Hockin Acpid cpe:2.3:a:tim_hockin:acpid:20010510:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tim_hockin:acpid:1.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tim_hockin:acpid:1.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tim_hockin:acpid:1.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tim_hockin:acpid:1.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tim_hockin:acpid:1.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tim_hockin:acpid:1.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tim_hockin:acpid:0.99.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tim_hockin:acpid:0.99.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tim_hockin:acpid:0.99.0:::::::*	10

OpenVAS Exploits

Date	Description
2011-08-09	Name : CentOS Update for acpid CESA-2009:0474 centos4 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_0474_acpid_centos4_i386.nasl
2011-08-09	Name : CentOS Update for acpid CESA-2009:0474 centos5 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_0474_acpid_centos5_i386.nasl
2009-12-10	Name : Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:107-1 (acpid) File : nvt/mdksa_2009_107_1.nasl
2009-06-05	Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-5578 (acpid) File : nvt/fcore_2009_5578.nasl
2009-06-05	Name : Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-5608 (acpid) File : nvt/fcore_2009_5608.nasl
2009-06-05	Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:107 (acpid) File : nvt/mdksa_2009_107.nasl
2009-06-05	Name : Ubuntu USN-761-2 (php5) File : nvt/ubuntu_761_2.nasl
2009-06-05	Name : Ubuntu USN-766-1 (acpid) File : nvt/ubuntu_766_1.nasl
2009-06-05	Name : Ubuntu USN-767-1 (freetype) File : nvt/ubuntu_767_1.nasl
2009-05-25	Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200905-06 (acpid) File : nvt/glsa_200905_06.nasl
2009-05-11	Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:0474 File : nvt/RHSA_2009_0474.nasl
2009-05-11	Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:0474 (acpid) File : nvt/ovcesa2009_0474.nasl
2009-05-05	Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1786-1 (acpid) File : nvt/deb_1786_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
54299	acpid daemon UNIX Socket Exhaustion Infinite Loop Remote DoS

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
2016-03-08	Name : The remote VMware ESX host is missing a security-related patch. File : vmware_VMSA-2010-0006_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-11-26	Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2009-0008.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-11-26	Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2009-0037.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12	Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-0474.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01	Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20090507_acpid_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-04-02	Name : The remote VMware ESX host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : vmware_VMSA-2010-0006.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-28	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2009-5578.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-28	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2009-5608.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-26	Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2009-0474.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-26	Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200905-06.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-08	Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-107.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-08	Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2009-0474.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-04	Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1786.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-28	Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-766-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source	Url
BID	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34692
CONFIRM	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494443 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502583
DEBIAN	http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1786
FEDORA	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01342.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01365.html
GENTOO	http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-06.xml
MANDRIVA	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:107
OVAL	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova... https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0474.html
SECTRACK	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022182
SECUNIA	http://secunia.com/advisories/34838 http://secunia.com/advisories/34914 http://secunia.com/advisories/34918 http://secunia.com/advisories/35010 http://secunia.com/advisories/35209 http://secunia.com/advisories/35231
UBUNTU	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-766-1
XF	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50060

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Global Informations

Type	Count
CWE ID(s)	1
Oval ID(s)	7
CPE ID(s)	10
Sources(s)	20
osvdb(s)	1
Openvas Exploit(s)	13
Nessus® Exploit(s)	14

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6	VMSA-2010-0006
5	USN-766-1
5	RHSA-2009:0474
5	MDVSA-2009:107-1
5	MDVSA-2009:107
5	GLSA-200905-06
5	DSA-1786
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5 - CVE-2009-0798

Executive Summary

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Detail

Original Source

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

OVAL Definitions

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

OpenVAS Exploits

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

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