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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-3736 Detail

Description

ltdl.c in libltdl in GNU Libtool 1.5.x, and 2.2.6 before 2.2.6b, as used in Ham Radio Control Libraries, Q, and possibly other products, attempts to open a .la file in the current working directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-2.2.6a-2.2.6b.diff.gz CERT/CC, CVE Patch 
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libtool.git/commit/?h=branch-1-5&id=29b48580df75f0c5baa2962548a4c101ec7ed7ec CERT/CC, CVE Patch 
http://hamlib.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/hamlib/trunk/libltdl/Makefile.am?revision=2841&view=markup CERT/CC, CVE
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 CERT/CC, CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035133.html CERT/CC, CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035168.html CERT/CC, CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054656.html CERT/CC, CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054915.html CERT/CC, CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054921.html CERT/CC, CVE
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2009-11/msg00059.html CERT/CC, CVE Patch 
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2009-11/msg00065.html CERT/CC, CVE Patch 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html CERT/CC, CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/37414 CERT/CC, CVE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37489 CERT/CC, CVE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37997 CERT/CC, CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/38190 CERT/CC, CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/38577 CERT/CC, CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/38617 CERT/CC, CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/38696 CERT/CC, CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 CERT/CC, CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/39299 CERT/CC, CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/39347 CERT/CC, CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/43617 CERT/CC, CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/55721 CERT/CC, CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-10.xml CERT/CC, CVE
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074869 CERT/CC, CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:307 CERT/CC, CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:035 CERT/CC, CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:091 CERT/CC, CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:105 CERT/CC, CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0039.html CERT/CC, CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37128 CERT/CC, CVE Patch 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0574 CERT/CC, CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537941 CERT/CC, CVE Patch 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11687 CERT/CC, CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6951 CERT/CC, CVE
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html CERT/CC, CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01512.html CERT/CC, CVE

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-3736
NVD Published Date:
11/29/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
CERT/CC