VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-2472
Directory traversal vulnerability in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a ..
MEDIUM 6.3EPSS 0.54%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the --save argument, related to the --session-dir argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.3 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- maynard johnson/oprofile
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212Exploit
- 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/2011/05/10/7Patch
- 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=700883Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67979
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212Exploit
- 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/2011/05/10/7Patch
- 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=700883Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67979
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.