# CVE-2009-3736: 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, att

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-11-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-10.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:105
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035133.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:091
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074869
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-2.2.6a-2.2.6b.diff.gz
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39299
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38577
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38617
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:035
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37414
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537941
- http://hamlib.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/hamlib/trunk/libltdl/Makefile.am?revision=2841&view=markup
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55721
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035168.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38190
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6951
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libtool.git/commit/?h=branch-1-5&id=29b48580df75f0c5baa2962548a4c101ec7ed7ec
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01512.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054921.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0039.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:307
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/054656.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43617

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