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    CVE-2011-2520

    fw_dbus.py in system-config-firewall 1.2.29 and earlier uses the pickle Python module unsafely during D-Bus communication between the GUI and the backend, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted serialized object.

    Published:Jul 18, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jul 21, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.00057
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    System-config-firewall

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-586 Object Injection

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063314.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/45294
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1025793
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/18/6
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0953.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48715
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717985
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68734
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063314.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/45294
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1025793
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/18/6
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0953.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48715
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717985
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68734

    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