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CVE-2009-3289

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3289 describes a vulnerability in the g_file_copy function of glib 2.0, affecting various GNOME and openSUSE products. This flaw allows a local, user-assisted attacker to manipulate file permissions, specifically by setting target file permissions to 777 (world-writable) if a symbolic link is involved in the copy operation, potentially impacting other users' files. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-3289Low

glib2: folder | symlink permissions change after copy via nautilus

Aug 28, 2009

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory
bugs.launchpad.net / ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/418135
ExploitIssue Tracking
bugzilla.gnome.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue Tracking
secunia.com / advisories/39656
Broken Link
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/8
Mailing List
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1001
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