CVE-2009-0798

N/A Unknown
Published: April 24, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

ACPI Event Daemon (acpid) before 1.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and connectivity loss) by opening a large number of UNIX sockets without closing them, which triggers an infinite loop.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34838
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34914
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34918
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35010
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35209
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35231
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1786
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-06.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:107
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0474.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34692
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022182
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-766-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494443
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502583
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50060
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7560
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9955
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01342.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01365.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34838
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34914
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34918
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35209
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1786
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-06.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:107
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0474.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34692
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-766-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494443
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502583
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50060
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7560
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9955
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01342.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01365.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.8%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

tim_hockin

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