CVE-2009-4454 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in saini VideoCache 1.9.2, specifically within the vccleaner component. An attacker with Squid proxy user privileges can exploit this by performing a symlink attack on the /var/log/videocache/vccleaner.log file, leading to arbitrary file overwrites. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.3 (medium severity), indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity and potential for partial integrity and availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, a proof-of-concept exploit (EDB-10487) exists.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saini:videocache:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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