GNU libtool before 1.5.2, during compile time, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary…
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Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
GNU libtool before 1.5.2, during compile time, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on libtool directories in /tmp.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00348 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.2 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.3 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.4 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.5 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | GNU |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libtool:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0256
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7hr-fgm3-v42f
References
More GNU Libtool vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-03560 ltdl.c in libltdl in GNU Libtool 1.5.x, and 2.2.6 before 2.2.6b, as used in Ham Radio… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2004-0256 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0256 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v7hr-fgm3-v42f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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