mk-files: insecure temporary file usage
Published May 23, 2011
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- ≤ 1.6.1
- 1.0
- 1.1
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.3
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
pmake
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | pmake | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact. We do not currently plan to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. If more information becomes available at a future date, we may revisit the issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00438) | 35.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00438) | 34.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 9.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626673 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk.diff?r1=1.239&r2=1.240&f=h x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk.diff?r1=1.192&r2=1.193&f=h x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47878 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1920 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705090 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705100 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67495 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1920
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1920
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626673 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk.diff?r1=1.239&r2=1.240&f=h | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk.diff?r1=1.192&r2=1.193&f=h | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatch | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47878 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1920 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705090 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705100 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67495 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1920 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1920 |
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