6.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-0784
"SystemTap stap Race Condition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description

Race condition in the SystemTap stap tool 0.0.20080705 and 0.0.20090314 allows local users in the stapusr group to insert arbitrary SystemTap kernel modules and gain privileges via unknown vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

March 25, 2009, 11:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

9.2

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0784 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Systemtap systemtap

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-0784 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-0784 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34441
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34479
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34548
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-110.htm
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1755
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0373.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0907
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11613
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34441 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34441 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34479 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34479 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34548 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34548 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-110.htm No Types Assigned http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-110.htm Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1755 Patch http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1755 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0373.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0373.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0907 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0907 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11613 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11613 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.0.20080705:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.0.20090314:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11613 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11613 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0784 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0784 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability