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CVE-2009-3289

The g_file_copy function in glib 2.0 sets the permissions of a target file to the permissions of a symbolic link (777), which allows user-assisted local users to modify files of other users, as demonstrated by using Nautilus to modify the permissions of the user home directory.

Published

2009-09-22T10:30:00.703

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-732

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gnome	glib	2.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/39656 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/8 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1001 Permissions Required ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/418135 Exploit, Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593406 Exploit, Issue Tracking ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39656 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/8 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1001 Permissions Required (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/418135 Exploit, Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593406 Exploit, Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)