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CVE-2011-4954

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Nov 19, 2019 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
6.9 IMPORTANT
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4954
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html

cobbler has local privilege escalation via the use of insecure location for PYTHON_EGG_CACHE

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
CobblerCobblerd- (including)- (including)
CobblerUbuntudevel*
CobblerUbuntunatty*
CobblerUbuntuoneiric*
CobblerUbuntuprecise*
CobblerUbuntuquantal*
CobblerUbunturaring*

Potential Mitigations

References

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