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CVE-2012-3386


The "make distcheck" rule in GNU Automake before 1.11.6 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 grants world-writable permissions to the extraction directory, which introduces a race condition that allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.


Published

2012-08-07T21:55:01.420

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.4 (MEDIUM)

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-264
    CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnu automake ≤ 1.11.5 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.0 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.2 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.3 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.4 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.4 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.4 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.4 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.4 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.4 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.4 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.5 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.6 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.6.1 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.6.2 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.6.3 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.7 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.7.1 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.7.2 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.7.3 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.7.4 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.7.5 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.7.6 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.7.7 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.7.8 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.7.9 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.8 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.8.1 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.8.2 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.8.3 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.8.4 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.8.5 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.9 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.9.1 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.9.2 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.9.3 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.9.4 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.9.5 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.9.6 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.10 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.10.0.3 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.10.1 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.10.2 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.10.3 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.11.1 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.11.2 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.11.3 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.11.4 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.12 Yes
Application gnu automake 1.12.1 Yes

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