CVE-2011-4029
X.Org xserver File Permission Manipulation and DoS Vulnerability
Description
The LockServer function in os/utils.c in X.Org xserver before 1.11.2 allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files to 444, read those files, and possibly cause a denial of service (removed execution permission) via a symlink attack on a temporary lock file.
INFO
Published Date :
July 3, 2012, 7:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 24, 2020, 5:14 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
3.4
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2011-4029 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Fsnoop is a tool to monitor file operations on GNU/Linux systems. Its primary purpose is to detect bad temporary file usages and therefore, file race condition vulnerabilities.
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CVE-2011-4029 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:x:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.11.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.11.1 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:x:x_server:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 03, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-4029 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-4029
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile