CVE-2011-1421 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges in EMC NetWorker when the client push feature is enabled due to weak file permissions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-1421?

CVE-2011-1421 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Apr 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

EMC NetWorker 7.5.x before 7.5.4.3 and 7.6.x before 7.6.1.5, when the client push feature is enabled, uses weak permissions for an unspecified file, which allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1421?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emc Networker.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1421?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1421 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-1421 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mf3q-685p-g4hg.

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