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    CVE-2011-1006

    Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_cgroup_spec function in tools/tools-common.c in the Control Group Configuration Library (aka libcgroup or libcg) before 0.37.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted controller list on the command line of an application. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.

    Published:Mar 3, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Mar 22, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.00129
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Balbir Singh
    Product
    Libcgroup
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    References

    http://libcg.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libcg/libcg%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ae8aea1ecd60c439121d3329d8eaabf13d292c1
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056683.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056734.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00027.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43611
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43758
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43891
    http://secunia.com/advisories/44093
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/libcg/files/libcgroup/v0.37.1/libcgroup-0.37.1.tar.bz2/download
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2193
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0320.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46729
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025158
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0679
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0774
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678107
    http://libcg.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libcg/libcg%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ae8aea1ecd60c439121d3329d8eaabf13d292c1
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056683.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056734.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00027.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43611
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43758
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43891
    http://secunia.com/advisories/44093
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/libcg/files/libcgroup/v0.37.1/libcgroup-0.37.1.tar.bz2/download
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2193
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0320.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46729
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025158
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0679
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0774
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678107

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High