CVE-2011-0461

/etc/init.d/boot.localfs in the aaa_base package before 11.2-43.48.1 in SUSE openSUSE 11.2, and before 11.3-8.7.1 in openSUSE 11.3, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /dev/shm/mtab.

CVSS v2.0 6.3 MEDIUM

6.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 9.2

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-03/msg00007.html	Vendor Advisory
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0461.html
https://bugzilla.novell.com/665479

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2011-04-04 12:27

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:03

NVD link : CVE-2011-0461

Mitre link : CVE-2011-0461

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-0461

JSON object : View

Products Affected

opensuse

opensuse

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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