Improper input validation in Nrl Opie
CVE-2011-2490
opielogin.c in opielogin in OPIE 2.4.1-test1 and earlier does not check the return value of the setuid system call, which allows local users to gain privileges by arranging for an account to already be running its maximum number of processes.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nrl Opie — versions 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/23/5 (mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/22/6 (mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)
- hermes.opensuse.org/messages/10082052 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch)
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2281 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/39966 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- hermes.opensuse.org/messages/10082068 (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/48390 (vdb-entry)
- bugzillafiles.novell.org/attachment.cgi (Patch)