# CVE-2009-0578: Missing authorization in n/a

> Local users can modify or delete network connections of other users due to improper privilege verification in NetworkManager.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Mar 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0578, GHSA-qphg-f927-gw8f

## What is CVE-2009-0578?

CVE-2009-0578 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux, published on 5 Mar 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0578?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-0578?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2009-0578 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2010-0834](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0834/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2006-3597](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3597/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2006-3378](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3378/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2006-1183](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1183/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2006-5648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5648/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-0578 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-0578 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux, published on 5 Mar 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0578/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0578/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0578
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0578
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-0578

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0578/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.