CVE-2009-3736

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3736
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-11-29 13:07:52 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptionltdl.c in libltdl in GNU Libtool 1.5.x, and 2.2.6 before 2.2.6b, as used in Ham Radio Control Libraries, Q, and possibly other products, attempts to open a .la file in the current working directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5.10 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5.12 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5.14 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5.16 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5.18 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5.2 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5.20 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5.22 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5.24 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5.26 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5.4 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5.6 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 1.5.8 All All All
Application Gnu Libtool 2.2.6a All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: gambas-1.0.19-12.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
libtool.git - GNU Libtool af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.savannah.gnu.org Patch
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:006 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:105 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Fedora update for q - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Avaya Products Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: q-7.11-8.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:035 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Ham Radio Control Libraries libtool Search Path Security Issue - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hamlib.svn.sourceforge.net
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: q-7.11-10.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:091 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Bug 537941 – CVE-2009-3736 libtool: libltdl may load and execute code from a library in the current directory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: gcc-4.4.2-20.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Fedora update for gnash - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: gambas-1.0.19-12.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-2.2.6a-2.2.6b.diff.gz af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.gnu.org Patch
Security Advisory SA38190 - Red Hat update for gcc and gcc4 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: q-7.11-8.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
GNU Libtool 2.2.6b released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.gnu.org Patch
libtool libltdl Library Search Path Privilege Escalation Security Issue - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Fedora update for gcc - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Juniper Networks - 2015-10 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple Vulnerabilities in CTPView af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net
Backport of libltdl changes to branch-1-5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.gnu.org Patch
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
libtool libltdl Library Search Path Privilege Escalation Security Issue - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for hamlib - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
ASA-2010-053 (RHSA-2010-0039) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
GNU Libtool 'libltdl' Library Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Security Advisory SA55721 - Gentoo update for graphicsmagick - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Fedora update for gambas - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- GraphicsMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 690561 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for libtool (77c14729-dc5e-11de-92ae-02e0184b8d35)

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