CVE-2009-4135
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.4)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 4.4
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.38%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 30
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (3)
CWE
- CWE-59
Referencias
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2
- 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
- http://www.osvdb.org/60853
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54673
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00954.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00972.html
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2
- 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
- http://www.osvdb.org/60853
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54673
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00954.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00972.html
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