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 :
Feb. 13, 2023, 2:20 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
3.4
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2009-4135
vulnerability.
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CVE-2009-4135.
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CVE-2009-4135 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.
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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
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