CVE-2009-4029
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 20, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 20, 2009
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- MDVSA-2010:203vendor-advisory
- [automake] 20091208 CVE-2009-4029 Automake security fix for 'make dist*'mailing-list
- [automake-patches] 20091128 [PATCH] do not put world-writable directories in distribution tarballsmailing-list
- http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6077
- [automake] 20091208 Re: CVE-2009-4029 Automake security fix for 'make dist*'mailing-list
- 20101027 rPSA-2010-0071-1 automakemailing-list
- [automake] 20091208 GNU Automake 1.11.1 releasedmailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11717vdb-entrysignature
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0071
- ADV-2009-3579vdb-entry
- [automake] 20091208 GNU Automake 1.10.3 releasedmailing-list
- 1021784vendor-advisory
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