VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-3736
ltdl.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…
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
ltdl.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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/libtool
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-2.2.6a-2.2.6b.diff.gzPatch
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libtool.git/commit/?h=branch-1-5&id=29b48580df75f0c5baa2962548a4c101ec7ed7ecPatch
- http://hamlib.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/hamlib/trunk/libltdl/Makefile.am?revision=2841&view=markup
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035133.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035168.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054656.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054915.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054921.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2009-11/msg00059.htmlPatch
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2009-11/msg00065.htmlPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37414Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37489Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37997
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38190
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38577
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38617
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38696
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39299
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39347
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43617
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55721
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-10.xml
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074869
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:307
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:035
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:091
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:105
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.