CVE-2011-2147 Missing authorization in n/a
Local attackers can kill arbitrary processes or bypass disk quotas due to insecure file permissions in Openswan IPsec starter.
- 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-2011-2147?
CVE-2011-2147 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Openswan 2.2.x does not properly restrict permissions for (1) /var/run/starter.pid, related to starter.c in the IPsec starter, and (2) /var/lock/subsys/ipsec, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by writing a PID to a file, or possibly bypass disk quotas by writing arbitrary data to a file, as demonstrated by files with 0666 permissions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1784.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2147?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openswan Openswan.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2147?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2147 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2011-2147 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2147 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pg35-2558-wrpv.