CVE-2012-3386

automake: locally exploitable "make distcheck" bug

Published Aug 7, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3358 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00089}

epss

{'score': 0.00138}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:05 PM
Reserved
Jun 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 7, 2012, 9:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 9, 2012, 12:00 AM