Vulnerability in Umich Libgssapi
CVE-2011-2709
libgssapi and libgssglue before 0.4 do not properly check privileges, which allows local users to load untrusted configuration files and execute arbitrary code via the GSSAPI_MECH_CONF environment variable, as demonstrated using mount.nfs.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Umich Libgssapi — versions 0.1, 0.2
- Umich Libgssglue — versions 0.1, 0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/21/3 (mailing-list)
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082297.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/45075 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/48490 (vdb-entry)
- www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/linux/libgssglue/libgssglue-0.4.tar.gz (Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/4 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082072.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/12/10 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/50785 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-2709?
- CVE-2011-2709 is a vulnerability in Umich Libgssapi, classified under CWE-264. Published 2012-06-21.
- Is CVE-2011-2709 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.