CVE-2009-4029
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-362
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (42th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-4000)
- Published
- December 20, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-4000 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnu / automake
- gnu / automake
- gnu / automake
References
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2009-11/msg00017.html(Exploit)
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2009-12/msg00010.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2009-12/msg00011.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2009-12/msg00012.html(Patch)
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2009-12/msg00013.html
- http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6077
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021784.1-1
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0071
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:203
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514526/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3579
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11717
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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