Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1601
CVE-2009-1601
Description
The Ubuntu clamav-milter.init script in clamav-milter before 0.95.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 in Ubuntu 9.04 sets the ownership of the current working directory to the clamav account, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions via read or write operations involving this directory.
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Affected products
2- Range: <0.95.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2
Patches
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References
5- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34818nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/35000nvdVendor Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-770-1nvdVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50311nvd
- launchpad.net/bugs/365823nvd
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