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    CVE-2009-3736

    ltdl.c in libltdl in GNU Libtool 1.5.x, and 2.2.6 before 2.2.6b, as used in Ham Radio Control Libraries, Q, and possibly other products, attempts to open a .la file in the current working directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

    Published:Nov 16, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 27, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00121
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Libtool
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-2.2.6a-2.2.6b.diff.gz
    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libtool.git/commit/?h=branch-1-5&id=29b48580df75f0c5baa2962548a4c101ec7ed7ec
    http://hamlib.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/hamlib/trunk/libltdl/Makefile.am?revision=2841&view=markup
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035133.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035168.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054656.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054915.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054921.html
    http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2009-11/msg00059.html
    http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2009-11/msg00065.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37414
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37489
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37997
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38190
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38577
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38617
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38696
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39299
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39347
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43617
    http://secunia.com/advisories/55721
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-10.xml
    http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074869
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:307
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:035
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:091
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:105
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0039.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37128
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0574
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537941
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11687
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6951
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01512.html
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-2.2.6a-2.2.6b.diff.gz
    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libtool.git/commit/?h=branch-1-5&id=29b48580df75f0c5baa2962548a4c101ec7ed7ec
    http://hamlib.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/hamlib/trunk/libltdl/Makefile.am?revision=2841&view=markup
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035133.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035168.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054656.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054915.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054921.html
    http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2009-11/msg00059.html
    http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2009-11/msg00065.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37414
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37489
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37997
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38190
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38577
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38617
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38696
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39299
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39347
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43617
    http://secunia.com/advisories/55721
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-10.xml
    http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074869
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:307
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:035
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:091
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:105
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0039.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37128
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0574
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537941
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11687
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6951
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01512.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High