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    CVE-2011-2471

    utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the (1) --vmlinux, (2) --session-dir, or (3) --xen argument, related to the daemonrc file and the do_save_setup and do_load_setup functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.

    Published:Apr 26, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jun 9, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.00062
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Maynard Johnson
    Product
    Oprofile

    Exploits

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700883http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700883

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1
    http://secunia.com/advisories/45205
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1166-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700883
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67980
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1
    http://secunia.com/advisories/45205
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1166-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700883
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67980

    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