4.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-4135
GNU Coreutils Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 11, 2009, 4:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:08 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-4135 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Gnu coreutils
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-2009-4135.

URL Resource
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5 Issue Tracking Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37645
http://secunia.com/advisories/37860
http://secunia.com/advisories/62226
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18779.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18787.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/60853
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453 Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439 Issue Tracking Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54673
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://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5 Issue Tracking Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37645
http://secunia.com/advisories/37860
http://secunia.com/advisories/62226
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18779.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18787.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/60853
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453 Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439 Issue Tracking Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54673
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

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37645
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37860
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62226
    Added Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18779.html
    Added Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18787.html
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/60853
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54673
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00954.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00972.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg18779.html [Mailing List, Patch]
    Removed Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg18787.html [Mailing List, Patch]
    Added Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18787.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18779.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/54673 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54673 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439 Patch https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00954.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00954.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/54673 No Types Assigned http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/54673 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2 Patch http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5 No Types Assigned http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/37645 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/37645 No Types Assigned
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg18787.html Patch http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg18787.html Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00972.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00972.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg18779.html Patch http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg18779.html Mailing List, Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62226
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 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-2009-4135 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-2009-4135 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