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CVE-2009-3289

Date: September 22, 2009

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.

Severity Score

Related Resources (8)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1001
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/418135
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593406
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/8
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3289
http://secunia.com/advisories/39656
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2009-3289

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CWE-732

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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