CVE-2009-0489 json
The DBus configuration file for Wicd before 1.5.9 allows arbitrary users to own org.wicd.daemon, which allows local users to receive messag…
published 2009-02-09 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0493
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The DBus configuration file for Wicd before 1.5.9 allows arbitrary users to own org.wicd.daemon, which allows local users to receive messages that were intended for the Wicd daemon, possibly including credentials.
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-16 Configuration
References
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200904-12.xml
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/34685
third-party-advisory
- sourceforge.net /project/shownotes.php?group_id=194573&release_id=659059
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2009/02/06/4
mailing-list
-
secunia.com
/advisories/33870
third-party-advisory
- bazaar.launchpad.net /~wicd-devel/wicd/trunk/revision/222
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-0489
- NVD CVE-2009-0489
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