4.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-3564
Puppet Master Account Control Weakness
Description

puppetmasterd in puppet 0.24.6 does not reset supplementary groups when it switches to a different user, which might allow local users to access restricted files.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 6, 2009, 5:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 10, 2024, 7:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-3564 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Reductivelabs puppet
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-3564.

URL Resource
http://projects.reductivelabs.com/issues/1806 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475201 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3564 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-3564 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.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475201 Exploit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475201 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3564 No Types Assigned https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3564 Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:reductivelabs:puppet:0.24.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:centos:centos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:reductivelabs:puppet:0.24.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3564 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 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-2009-3564 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-2009-3564 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