VDB
CVE-2009-4135
CVE-2009-4135
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.400000095367432 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 0.03% · 9.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
4.400000095367432
EPSS Score
0.03%
9.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| gnu | coreutils | 5.91, 5.93, 5.94 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04, 12.04, 14.04 |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 11, 12 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 60853 (circl)
- [bug-coreutils] 20091208 Re: build: distcheck: do not leave a $TMPDIR/coreutils directory behind (circl)
- USN-2473-1 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20091208 CVE Request -- coreutils -- unsafe temporary directory location use (circl)
- 37645 (circl)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5 (circl)
- 37256 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20091208 Re: CVE Request -- coreutils -- unsafe temporary directory location use (circl)
- FEDORA-2009-13216 (circl)
- ADV-2009-3453 (circl)
…and 6 more exploits
Timeline
- Dec 11, 2009 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- 60853 vdb
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1 advisory
- [bug-coreutils] 20091208 Re: build: distcheck: do not leave a $TMPDIR/coreutils directory behind mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20091208 CVE Request -- coreutils -- unsafe temporary directory location use mailing-list
- 37645 third-party-advisory
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5 url
- 37256 vdb
- [oss-security] 20091208 Re: CVE Request -- coreutils -- unsafe temporary directory location use mailing-list
- FEDORA-2009-13216 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-3453 vdb
- FEDORA-2009-13181 vendor-advisory
- 37860 third-party-advisory
- gnu-core-distcheck-symlink(54673) vdb
- 62226 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439 url
- [bug-coreutils] 20091209 [PATCH] doc: NEWS: mention the "make distcheck" vulnerability mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4135 advisory
- http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils@gnu.org/msg18779.html url
- http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils@gnu.org/msg18787.html url