VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-2709
libgssapi and libgssglue before 0.4 do not properly check privileges, which allows local users to load untrusted configuration files and execute arbitrary code via the GSSAPI_MECH_CONF environment variable, as demonstrated using mount.nfs.
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.44%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
libgssapi and libgssglue before 0.4 do not properly check privileges, which allows local users to load untrusted configuration files and execute arbitrary code via the GSSAPI_MECH_CONF environment variable, as demonstrated using mount.nfs.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- umich/libgssglue · umich/libgssapi
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082072.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082297.html
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/449415/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45075Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50973
- http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/linux/libgssglue/libgssglue-0.4.tar.gzPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/21/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/12/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48490
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694598
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082072.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082297.html
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/449415/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45075Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50973
- http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/linux/libgssglue/libgssglue-0.4.tar.gzPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/21/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/12/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48490
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694598
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.