CVE-2009-4135

CVSS V2 Medium 4.4 CVSS V3 None
Description
The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file in a directory tree under /tmp.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2009-4135
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2009-12-11T16:30:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T02:20:43
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.4
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils@gnu.org/msg18787.html Mailing List Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/60853
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439 Issue Tracking Patch
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5 Issue Tracking Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/37645
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils@gnu.org/msg18779.html Mailing List Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453 Permissions Required
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00954.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00972.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37860
http://secunia.com/advisories/62226
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54673
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4135
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4135
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:59:41 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 03:03:26 2023-02-13T02:20:43 CVE Modified Date updated