A certain Red Hat modification to the ChrootDirectory feature in OpenSSH 4.8, as used in sshd in OpenSSH 4.3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4 and Fedora 11, allows local users to gain privileges via hard links to setuid programs that use configuration files within the chroot directory, related to requirements for directory ownership.
Published 2009-10-01 15:30:00
Updated 2017-09-19 01:29:21
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2904

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-2904

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
6.9
MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.4
10.0
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-2904

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2009-2904

Products affected by CVE-2009-2904

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