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.
Published 2012-08-07 21:55:01
Updated 2023-02-13 04:33:53
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2012-3386

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3386

0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-3386

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.4
MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.4
6.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-3386

References for CVE-2012-3386

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