CVE-2009-3289

Severity

44%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

106%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.4. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 15 years ago

2009-09-22 10:30:00

Last updated 14 years ago

2010-05-20 05:44:00

Affected Software

GNOME Glib 2.0

2.0

References

SUSE-SR:2010:010

39656

[oss-security] 20090908 CVE Request - glib symlink copying permission exposure

ADV-2010-1001

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/418135

Exploit

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593406

Exploit

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