CVE-2009-4029
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-4029 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-12-20 02:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:203 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Advisories:rPSA-2010-0071 - rPath Wiki | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | wiki.rpath.com | |
| GNU Automake 1.10.3 released | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.gnu.org | |
| GNU Automake 1.11.1 released | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.gnu.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| CVE-2009-4029 Automake security fix for 'make dist*' | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.gnu.org | Patch |
| [PATCH] do not put world-writable directories in distribution tarballs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.gnu.org | Exploit |
| Re: CVE-2009-4029 Automake security fix for 'make dist*' | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.gnu.org | |
| Automake - News: GNU Automake 1.11.1 and 1.10.3 released, with security fix [Savannah] | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | savannah.gnu.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2010-03-31 | Mark Cox | Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-4029 This issue was addressed in the automake, automake14, automake15, automake16 and automake17 packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0321.html The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, theres no plan to address this flaw in automake packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.