7.5
HIGH
CVE-2009-4261
Ganeti Iallocator Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the iallocator framework in Ganeti 1.2.4 through 1.2.8, 2.0.0 through 2.0.4, and 2.1.0 before 2.1.0~rc2 allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a crafted external script name supplied through the HTTP remote API (RAPI) and allow (2) local users to execute arbitrary programs and gain privileges via a crafted external script name supplied through a gnt-* command, related to "path sanitization errors."

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 21, 2009, 4:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:04 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-4261 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Roman_marxer ganeti

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-4261 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-4261 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.ganeti.org/?p=ganeti.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=NEWS%3Bh=34b46426eca82c351e0a478c71edb66b9bb4b228%3Bhp=7f916c59238503915e927377d887b93eef1f676c%3Bhb=e5823b7e2cd8a3c9037a10aa59823a45642ce29f%3Bhpb=f95c81bf21c177f7e6a2c53ea0613034326329bd [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.ganeti.org/?p=ganeti.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f95c81bf21c177f7e6a2c53ea0613034326329bd [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.ganeti.org/?p=ganeti.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=lib/utils.py%3Bh=bcd8e107bbc44ff94a4bc3dc405b5547719f001d%3Bhp=df2d18027e83b7783e146cbbe58f7efa92317980%3Bhb=f95c81bf21c177f7e6a2c53ea0613034326329bd%3Bhpb=4fe80ef2ed1cda3a6357274eccafe5c1f21a5283 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.ganeti.org/?p=ganeti.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=lib/constants.py%3Bh=81302575487a44ed192e61aa7b21888a215ef215%3Bhp=c353878ed83ce66d21c237da5e709dedd7b6f26b%3Bhb=0084657a21afb49c6f74498f27b97dfdbc42b383%3Bhpb=d24cb69273e4b03ffcd4e4768d95841b5570e264 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ganeti.org/?p=ganeti.git;a=blobdiff;f=lib/constants.py;h=81302575487a44ed192e61aa7b21888a215ef215;hp=c353878ed83ce66d21c237da5e709dedd7b6f26b;hb=0084657a21afb49c6f74498f27b97dfdbc42b383;hpb=d24cb69273e4b03ffcd4e4768d95841b5570e264
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ganeti.org/?p=ganeti.git;a=commit;h=f95c81bf21c177f7e6a2c53ea0613034326329bd
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ganeti.org/?p=ganeti.git;a=blobdiff;f=NEWS;h=34b46426eca82c351e0a478c71edb66b9bb4b228;hp=7f916c59238503915e927377d887b93eef1f676c;hb=e5823b7e2cd8a3c9037a10aa59823a45642ce29f;hpb=f95c81bf21c177f7e6a2c53ea0613034326329bd
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ganeti.org/?p=ganeti.git;a=blobdiff;f=lib/utils.py;h=bcd8e107bbc44ff94a4bc3dc405b5547719f001d;hp=df2d18027e83b7783e146cbbe58f7efa92317980;hb=f95c81bf21c177f7e6a2c53ea0613034326329bd;hpb=4fe80ef2ed1cda3a6357274eccafe5c1f21a5283
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/508535/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508535/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-4261 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.29 }} -0.05%

score

0.68016

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
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