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CVE-2009-0798

ACPI Event Daemon (acpid) before 1.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...

5.0 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.31%Down 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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.

Record
CVE-2009-0798
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2009-0798
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0796 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2009-0796
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6hf5-95q4-x9mh No score

ACPI Event Daemon (acpid) before 1.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...

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.

Record
GHSA-6hf5-95q4-x9mh
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2009-0798
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0798 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0798
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
acpid
Debian:12
 before 1.0.10-1
1.0.10-1
acpid
Debian:13
 before 1.0.10-1
1.0.10-1
acpid
Debian:14
 before 1.0.10-1
1.0.10-1
acpid
Debian:4.0
 before 1.0.4-5etch1, plus listed versions
1.0.4-5
1.0.4-5etch1
acpid
Debian:5.0
 before 1.0.8-1lenny1, plus listed versions
1.0.8-1
1.0.8-1lenny1
acpid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
 before 0:1.0.1-3
0:1.0.1-3
acpid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
 before 0:1.0.1-3
0:1.0.1-3
acpid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.0.2-4
0:1.0.2-4
acpid-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:1.0.2-4
0:1.0.2-4
acpid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.0.2-4
0:1.0.2-4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
acpid-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:1.0.2-4
0:1.0.2-4
acpid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.0.2-4
0:1.0.2-4
acpid-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:1.0.2-4
0:1.0.2-4
acpid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.0.2-4
0:1.0.2-4
acpid-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:1.0.2-4
0:1.0.2-4
acpid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
acpid-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
acpid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
acpid-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
acpid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
acpid-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
acpid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
acpid-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
0:1.0.3-2.el4_7.1
acpid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:1.0.4-7.el5_3.1
0:1.0.4-7.el5_3.1
acpid-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:1.0.4-7.el5_3.1
0:1.0.4-7.el5_3.1
acpid
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.0.4-7.el5_3.1
0:1.0.4-7.el5_3.1
acpid-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.0.4-7.el5_3.1
0:1.0.4-7.el5_3.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-0798 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Tim Hockin Acpid, published April 24, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.31%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in acpid 1.0.10-1.

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