CVE-2011-1920

NetBSD <1.6.2 - Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The make include files in NetBSD before 1.6.2, as used in pmake 1.111 and other products, allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/_depend##### temporary file, related to (1) bsd.lib.mk and (2) bsd.prog.mk.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626673
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47878
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/2
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/8
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705090
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67495

Scores

EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 17.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (19)
ihji/pmake 1.111
netbsd/netbsd
netbsd/netbsd 1.0
netbsd/netbsd 1.1
netbsd/netbsd 1.2
netbsd/netbsd 1.2.1
netbsd/netbsd 1.3
netbsd/netbsd 1.3.1
netbsd/netbsd 1.3.2
netbsd/netbsd 1.3.3
... and 9 more
Published May 23, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026