PT-2011-3896 · Oprofile · Oprofile

Huzaifa Sidhpurwala · Published 2011-06-09 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2011-2473

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OProfile versions 0.9.6 and earlier

Description The issue is related to the do dump data function in utils/opcontrol, which might allow local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files. This can be achieved via a crafted --session-dir argument in conjunction with a symlink attack on the opd pipe file.

Recommendations For OProfile versions 0.9.6 and earlier, consider restricting access to the do dump data function in utils/opcontrol until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the --session-dir argument with potentially crafted input to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-2473

Affected Products

Oprofile

References · 8

• 🔥 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212 · Exploit
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7 · Patch
• http://debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2473 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67978 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1 · Note