# CVE-2011-1920: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-05-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=626673
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47878
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/16/8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705100
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705090
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk.diff?r1=1.239&r2=1.240&f=h
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk.diff?r1=1.192&r2=1.193&f=h
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67495

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