Vulnerability CVE-2009-3289

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-3289 (CCN-53140)

Assigned:

2009-08-24

Published:

2009-08-24

Updated:

2010-05-20

Summary:

The g_file_copy function in glib 2.0 sets the permissions of a target file to the permissions of a symbolic link (777), which allows user-assisted local users to modify files of other users, as demonstrated by using Nautilus to modify the permissions of the user home directory.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

4.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.8 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Medium Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
2.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Medium Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial