Race condition in Automake - CVE-2009-4029
Published: December 20, 2009 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32694
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-4029
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Automake
Automake
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The (1) dist or (2) distcheck rules in GNU Automake 1.11.1, 1.10.3, and release branches branch-1-4 through branch-1-9, when producing a distribution tarball for a package that uses Automake, assign insecure permissions (777) to directories in the build tree, which introduces a race condition that allows local users to modify the contents of package files, introduce Trojan horse programs, or conduct other attacks before the build is complete.
How to mitigate CVE-2009-4029
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2009-12/msg00010.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2009-12/msg00011.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2009-12/msg00012.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2009-12/msg00013.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2009-11/msg00017.html
- http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6077
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021784.1-1
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0071
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:203
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514526/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3579
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11717