CVE-2009-3289

HIGH 7.8CVE-2009-3289 · Published 22/09/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2009-3289 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting glib (gnome).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.36%, higher than 29.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
glib gnome	`= 2.0`	No fix yet

Description

The g_file_copy function in glib 2.0 sets the permissions of a target file to the permissions of a symbolic link (777), which allows user-assisted local users to modify files of other users, as demonstrated by using Nautilus to modify the permissions of the user home directory.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/39656 · Broken Link
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/8 · Mailing List
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1001 · Permissions Required
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/418135 · Exploit
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi · Exploit

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

glib

gnome

= 2.0

No fix yet

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