CVE-2009-4135
The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain...
The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file in a directory tree under /tmp.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file in a directory tree under /tmp.
- Record
CVE-2009-4135- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file in a directory tree under /tmp.
- Record
CVE-2009-4135- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4105 No score
The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file in a directory tree under /tmp.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4105- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q7ww-m6jm-qmwq No score
The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain...
The distcheck rule in dist-check.mk in GNU coreutils 5.2.1 through 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file in a directory tree under /tmp.
- Record
GHSA-q7ww-m6jm-qmwq- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4135 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Gnu Coreutils, published December 11, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mail-archive.com/bug-coreutils%40gnu.org/msg18779.html
osvdb.org/60853
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2473-1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/4
secunia.com/advisories/37645
git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit?id=ae034822c535fa5
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securityfocus.com/bid/37256
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=126030454503441&w=2
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00954.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3453
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54673
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545439
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4135
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q7ww-m6jm-qmwq