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CVE-2009-4029
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…
Medium4.4EPSS 0.48%
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- redhat
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
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.48% · top 58% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- MDVSA-2010:203 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- [automake] 20091208 CVE-2009-4029 Automake security fix for 'make dist*' (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [automake-patches] 20091128 [PATCH] do not put world-writable directories in distribution tarballs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6077 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [automake] 20091208 Re: CVE-2009-4029 Automake security fix for 'make dist*' (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20101027 rPSA-2010-0071-1 automake (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- [automake] 20091208 GNU Automake 1.11.1 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11717 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0071 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3579 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- [automake] 20091208 GNU Automake 1.10.3 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1021784 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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