VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-1760
utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to conduct eval injection attacks and gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the -e argument.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to conduct eval injection attacks and gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the -e argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.37% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- maynard johnson/oprofile
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/29/3Exploit, Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/01/1Exploit, Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/01/2Exploit, Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/02/17Exploit, Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/2Exploit, Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44790
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45205
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47652Exploit
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1166-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700883Exploit, Patch
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/29/3Exploit, Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/01/1Exploit, Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/01/2Exploit, Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/02/17Exploit, Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/2Exploit, Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44790
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45205
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47652Exploit
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1166-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700883Exploit, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.