CVE-2012-3386 describes a race condition vulnerability in GNU Automake versions before 1.11.6 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2. The "make distcheck" rule incorrectly sets world-writable permissions on the extraction directory, which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating a medium attack complexity and requiring local access, but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.11.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:automake:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:automake:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:automake:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:automake:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:automake:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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