CVE-2011-1830 Ekiga attempts to dlopen /tmp/ekiga_test.so

Medium 5.7 Published 22 Apr 2019 Updated 17 Sep 2024

An attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious shared library in /tmp, which Ekiga attempts to load automatically.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2011-1830?

CVE-2011-1830 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Gnome Ekiga, published on 22 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Ekiga versions before 3.3.0 attempted to load a module from /tmp/ekiga_test.so.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1830?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ekiga Ekiga.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1830?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1830 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2011-1830 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1830 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-47r6-wvq3-44g4.