CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
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.
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
gnu | coreutils | 5.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
gnu | coreutils | 5.91 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
gnu | coreutils | 5.92 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
gnu | coreutils | 5.93 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
gnu | coreutils | 5.94 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
gnu | coreutils | 5.95 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
gnu | coreutils | 5.96 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:5.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=ae034822c535fa5
marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/37645
secunia.com/advisories/37860
secunia.com/advisories/62226
www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18779.html
www.mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18787.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4
www.osvdb.org/60853
www.securityfocus.com/bid/37256
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54673
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00954.html
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00972.html