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.
Published: 2011-05-23
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1918 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.
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00042}

epss

{'score': 0.00054}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:46:00.625Z

Reserved: 2011-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1920

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-05-23T22:55:01.410

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1920

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1920 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses