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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-4135 Detail

Deferred

This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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Base Score: N/A
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 4.4 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (02/26/2010)

This issue does not affect users using coreutils binary RPMs, or rebuilding source RPMs. Therefore, we do not plan to release updates addressing this flaw on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5. For additional details, refer to the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-4135

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37645 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/37860 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/62226 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18779.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18787.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/60853 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54673 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00954.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00972.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') cwe source acceptance level NIST

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Change History

7 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 8:08:59 PM

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 Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 10:11:59 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 9:20:44 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18779.html [No Types Assigned]
Added Reference 
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18787.html [No Types Assigned]
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]

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/16/2017 9:31:27 PM

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

Modified Analysis by NIST 9/07/2016 11:06:38 AM

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://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://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://secunia.com/advisories/37645 Patch, Vendor Advisory


 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37645 No Types Assigned
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
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 
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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256 No Types Assigned


 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453 Vendor Advisory


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

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 1/17/2015 9:59:02 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
http://secunia.com/advisories/62226
Added Reference 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1

Initial CVE Analysis 12/14/2009 1:10:00 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-4135
NVD Published Date:
12/11/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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