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    CVE-2011-2473

    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.

    Published:Apr 26, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jun 9, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.00035
    CVSS Score:6.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Maynard Johnson
    Product
    Oprofile

    Exploits

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212

    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