Unscored severity · published Dec 11, 2009
CVE-2009-4135
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
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
Coreutils · Gnu
5.2.1; 5.91; 5.92; 5.93; 5.94; 5.95; +20 more · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
11; 12 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
10.04; 12.04; 14.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4135
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4135
Issue Tracking
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37645
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37860
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/62226
www.mail-archive.com
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18779.html
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