CVE-2009-4135

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The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symli

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.00032

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
gnu coreutilsall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions

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4.4

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD11 Dec 2009 · 04:30 PM

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Vendor Advisories

usnUSN-2473-1

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5Issue TrackingPatch

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2Mailing ListPatchThird 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

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http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18787.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/60853

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453Permissions Required

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439Issue TrackingPatch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54673

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00954.htmlThird Party Advisory

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00972.htmlThird Party Advisory

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