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CVE-2011-1920

The make include files in NetBSD before 1.6.2, as used in pmake 1.111 and other products, allow local users to overwrite

The make include files in NetBSD before 1.6.2, as used in pmake 1.111 and other products, allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/_depend##### temporary file, related to (1) bsd.lib.mk and (2) bsd.prog.mk.

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.00054
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
netbsdall versions
netbsd<= 1.6.1
ihji pmakeall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocbugs.debian.org · bugreport.cgi?bug=626673bugs.debian.org
pocbugzilla.redhat.com · show_bug.cgi?id=705090bugzilla.redhat.com
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Scoring & Timeline

3.3
LOW · 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:N/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD23 May 2011 · 10:55 PM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk.diff?r1=1.239&r2=1.240&f=hPatch
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk.diff?r1=1.192&r2=1.193&f=hPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/2ExploitPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/8Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47878
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705100Patch
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