CVE-2011-1496
Tmux Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
tmux 1.3 and 1.4 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows local users to gain utmp group privileges via a filename to the -S command-line option.
INFO
Published Date :
April 18, 2011, 6:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the tmux package.
- Upgrade the tmux package.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2011-1496 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2011-1496.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-1496 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-1496
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
None
just linpeas - for testing, please ignore
Shell
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2011-1496 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2011-1496 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058367.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058452.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058548.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/44081 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/44239 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2212 Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17147 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47283 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0897 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1002 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1015 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66693 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/66693 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66693 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 18, 2011
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.14 }} -0.00%
score
0.35412
percentile