CVE-2009-0578: ubuntu ubuntu_linux
CVSS: 6.2v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0578
Published 05-03-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-0578 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) vulnerability in ubuntu ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.2/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 05-03-2009PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
GNOME NetworkManager before 0.7.0.99 does not properly verify privileges for dbus (1) modify and (2) delete requests, which allows local users to change or remove the network connections of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors related to org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings and at_console.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 6.2Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
26%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.34% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.34%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- network-manager-applet< 0.7.0.99-1
Ubuntu1 product
- ubuntu_linux8.10
2 vendors · 2 products
References
12 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8931VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487752X Refsource CONFIRM
