VDB
CVE-2011-2471
CVE-2011-2471
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.199999809265137 HIGH
utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the (1) --vmlinux, (2) --session-dir, or (3) --xen argument, related to the daemonrc file and the do_save_setup and do_load_setup functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.
EPSS 0.48% · 41.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.199999809265137
EPSS Score
0.48%
41.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| maynard_johnson | oprofile | 0, 0.1, 0.2 |
Timeline
- Jun 9, 2011 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 31, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 23, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 15, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 2, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700883 url
- USN-1166-1 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110511 Re: Re: CVE Request -- oprofile -- Local privilege escalation via crafted opcontrol event parameter when authorized by sudo mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2471 advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45205 url
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212 exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6 technical
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7 patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254 technical
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67980 technical