6.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-3736
Apache Libtool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

ltdl.c in libltdl in GNU Libtool 1.5.x, and 2.2.6 before 2.2.6b, as used in Ham Radio Control Libraries, Q, and possibly other products, attempts to open a .la file in the current working directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 29, 2009, 1:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 19, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-3736 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu libtool
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-3736.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-2.2.6a-2.2.6b.diff.gz Patch
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libtool.git/commit/?h=branch-1-5&id=29b48580df75f0c5baa2962548a4c101ec7ed7ec Patch
http://hamlib.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/hamlib/trunk/libltdl/Makefile.am?revision=2841&view=markup
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035133.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035168.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054656.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054915.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054921.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2009-11/msg00059.html Patch
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2009-11/msg00065.html Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37414 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37489 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37997
http://secunia.com/advisories/38190
http://secunia.com/advisories/38577
http://secunia.com/advisories/38617
http://secunia.com/advisories/38696
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
http://secunia.com/advisories/39299
http://secunia.com/advisories/39347
http://secunia.com/advisories/43617
http://secunia.com/advisories/55721
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-10.xml
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074869
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:307
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:035
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:091
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:105
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0039.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37128 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0574
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537941 Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11687
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6951
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01512.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-3736 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-3736 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6951 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11687 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6951 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11687 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-3736 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-3736 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08236

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability