Privilege escalation in Ax25-Tools
CVE-2011-2910
The AX.25 daemon (ax25d) in ax25-tools before 0.0.8-13 does not check the return value of a setuid call. The setuid call is responsible for dropping privileges but if the call fails the daemon would continue to run with root privileges which can allow possible privilege escalation.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.8% 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
- Ax25-Tools — versions before 0.0.8-13
- Linux-Ax25 Ax25-Tools
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2910 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2910 (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-2910?
- CVE-2011-2910 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ax25-Tools, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2011-2910?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.