VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-3386

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-08-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Primary references