CVE-2009-3289

The g_file_copy function in glib 2.0 sets the permissions of a target file to the permissions of...

7.8 HighFix available

The g_file_copy function in glib 2.0 sets the permissions of a target file to the permissions of a symbolic link (777), which allows user-assisted local users to modify files of other users, as demonstrated by using Nautilus to modify the permissions of the user home directory.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.36%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2009-3289
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.4 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-3289
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-3271 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-3271
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q7q8-g4m3-j3pq 7.8

The g_file_copy function in glib 2.0 sets the permissions of a target file to the permissions of...

Record: GHSA-q7q8-g4m3-j3pq
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

Record: CVE-2009-3289
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-3289 7.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3289
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`glib2.0` Debian:12	before 2.22.0-1	2.22.0-1
`glib2.0` Debian:13	before 2.22.0-1	2.22.0-1
`glib2.0` Debian:14	before 2.22.0-1	2.22.0-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-3289 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gnome Glib, published September 22, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in glib2.0 2.22.0-1.