CVE-2011-2472
OProfile Utilities Dot Dot Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 9, 2011, 9:55 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
- All FMOD Studio users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/fmod-4.38.00' All PEAR Mail users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-php/PEAR-Mail-1.2.0' All LVM2 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-fs/lvm2-2.02.72' All GnuCash users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/gnucash-2.4.4' All xine-lib users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/xine-lib-1.1.19' All Last.fm Scrobbler users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-sound/lastfmplayer-1.5.4.26862-r3' All WebKitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/webkit-gtk-1.2.7' All shadow tool suite users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-apps/shadow-4.1.4.3' All PEAR users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-php/PEAR-PEAR-1.9.2-r1' All unixODBC users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/unixODBC-2.3.0-r1' All Resource Agents users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-cluster/resource-agents-1.0.4-r1' All mrouted users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/mrouted-3.9.5' All rsync users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/rsync-3.0.8' All XML Security Library users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/xmlsec-1.2.17' All xrdb users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-apps/xrdb-1.0.9' All Vino users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/vino-2.32.2' All OProfile users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-util/oprofile-0.9.6-r1' All syslog-ng users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-admin/syslog-ng-3.2.4' All sFlow Toolkit users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/sflowtool-3.20' All GNOME Display Manager users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=gnome-base/gdm-3.8.4-r3' All libsoup users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/libsoup-2.34.3' All CA Certificates users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-misc/ca-certificates-20110502-r1' All Gitolite users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-vcs/gitolite-1.5.9.1' All QtCreator users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-util/qt-creator-2.1.0' Gentoo has discontinued support for Racer. We recommend that users unmerge Racer: # emerge --unmerge 'games-sports/racer-bin' NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures have been available since 2012. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by these issues.
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weaknesses.
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CVE-2011-2472 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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212 Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1 Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6 Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7 Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/45205 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1166-1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700883 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67979 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/67979 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67979 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 10, 2011
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.02 }} -0.01%
score
0.02588
percentile