Description
The make include files in NetBSD before 1.6.2, as used in pmake 1.111 and other products, allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/_depend##### temporary file, related to (1) bsd.lib.mk and (2) bsd.prog.mk.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 3.3/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626673Exploit, Patch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk.diff?r1=1.239&r2=1.240&f=hPatch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk.diff?r1=1.192&r2=1.193&f=hPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/2Exploit, Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/8Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47878
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705090Exploit, Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705100Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67495
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626673Exploit, Patch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk.diff?r1=1.239&r2=1.240&f=hPatch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk.diff?r1=1.192&r2=1.193&f=hPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/2Exploit, Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/8Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47878
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705090Exploit, Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705100Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67495
Timeline
- Published
- May 23, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified