CVE-2011-0532 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published 23 Feb 2011 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious shared library in the current working directory due to insecure LD_LIBRARY_PATH settings in 389 Directory Server scripts.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2011-0532?

CVE-2011-0532 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Feb 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The (1) backup and restore scripts, (2) main initialization script, and (3) ldap-agent script in 389 Directory Server 1.2.x (aka Red Hat Directory Server 8.2.x) place a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0532?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server, Redhat Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0532?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2011-0532 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0532 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pw8c-3x98-r358.