The 'automake' package in FreeBSD Ports before version 1.12.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the 'make distcheck' rule
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![]() | [SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: automake-1.11.6-1.fc17 | 19 Sep 201203:09 | – | fedora |
![]() | [SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: automake-1.11.6-1.fc16 | 22 Sep 201200:08 | – | fedora |
![]() | [SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: automake17-1.7.9-17.fc18 | 4 Oct 201203:42 | – | fedora |
![]() | [SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: automake17-1.7.9-15.fc16 | 3 Oct 201223:58 | – | fedora |
![]() | [SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: automake17-1.7.9-16.fc17 | 4 Oct 201200:04 | – | fedora |
![]() | (RHSA-2014:1243) Low: automake security update | 16 Sep 201400:00 | – | redhat |
![]() | (RHSA-2013:0526) Low: automake security update | 21 Feb 201300:00 | – | redhat |
![]() | FreeBSD : automake -- Insecure 'distcheck' recipe granted world-writable distdir (36235c38-e0a8-11e1-9f4d-002354ed89bc) | 8 Aug 201200:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Oracle Linux 6 : automake (ELSA-2013-0526) | 12 Jul 201300:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Amazon Linux AMI : automake19 (ALAS-2014-401) | 12 Oct 201400:00 | – | nessus |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71510");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.4");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-3386");
script_version("2023-07-26T05:05:09+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-26 05:05:09 +0000 (Wed, 26 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-08-10 03:22:17 -0400 (Fri, 10 Aug 2012)");
script_name("FreeBSD Ports: automake");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 E-Soft Inc.");
script_family("FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/freebsd", "ssh/login/freebsdrel");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following package is affected: automake
CVE-2012-3386
The 'make distcheck' rule in GNU Automake before 1.11.6 and 1.12.x
before 1.12.2 grants world-writable permissions to the extraction
directory, which introduces a race condition that allows local users
to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2012-07/msg00023.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/36235c38-e0a8-11e1-9f4d-002354ed89bc.html");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-bsd.inc");
vuln = FALSE;
txt = "";
bver = portver(pkg:"automake");
if(!isnull(bver) && revcomp(a:bver, b:"1.12.2")<0) {
txt += "Package automake version " + bver + " is installed which is known to be vulnerable.\n";
vuln = TRUE;
}
if(vuln) {
security_message(data:txt);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
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