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…
- 4.4MediumCVSS base score
- 0.48%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 58% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 30 days later
· 30 days later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.48% · top 58% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
12
- MDVSA-2010:203 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- [automake] 20091208 CVE-2009-4029 Automake security fix for 'make dist*' (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [automake-patches] 20091128 [PATCH] do not put world-writable directories in distribution tarballs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=6077 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [automake] 20091208 Re: CVE-2009-4029 Automake security fix for 'make dist*' (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20101027 rPSA-2010-0071-1 automake (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- [automake] 20091208 GNU Automake 1.11.1 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11717 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0071 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3579 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- [automake] 20091208 GNU Automake 1.10.3 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1021784 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-4000 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-4029)Record last updated .