Is CVE-2012-3386 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-3386 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-3386?

CVE-2012-3386 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-3386?

CVE-2012-3386 has an EPSS score of 0.47% (38th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3386?

Upgrade automake on debian unstable to 1:1.4-p6-13.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-3386

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The "make distcheck" rule in GNU Automake before 1.11.6 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 grants world-writable permissions to the extraction directory, which introduces a race condition that allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

automakeDebian

Fixed in:1:1.4-p6-13.1CVE-2012-3386

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch4

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.