VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-1496
tmux 1.3 and 1.4 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows local users to gain utmp group privileges via a filename to the -S command-line option.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.95%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.95%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
tmux 1.3 and 1.4 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows local users to gain utmp group privileges via a filename to the -S command-line option.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.95% probability · 59th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- nicholas marriott/tmux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058367.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058452.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058548.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44081Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44239Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2212
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17147Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47283
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0897Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1002Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1015Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66693
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058367.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058452.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058548.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44081Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44239Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2212
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17147Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47283
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0897Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1002Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1015Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66693
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.