CVE-2011-2473

CVSS V2 Medium 6.3 CVSS V3 None
Description
The do_dump_data function in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted --session-dir argument in conjunction with a symlink attack on the opd_pipe file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2011-2473
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2011-06-09T21:55:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-08-29T01:29:25
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 0.9.6
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 9.2
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7 Patch
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212 Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67978
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2473
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2473
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:53:09 Added to TrackCVE