CVE-2012-3386
EPSS 0.18%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-3386
To remediate CVE-2012-3386, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/automake—upgrade to 1:1.4-p6-13.1 or later
- Debian/automake1.11—upgrade to 1:1.11.6-1 or later
Is CVE-2012-3386 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1:1.4-p6-13.1
- from 0, < 1:1.11.6-1