CVE-2011-2471 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges by injecting shell metacharacters into OProfile arguments.
- 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-2011-2471?
CVE-2011-2471 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jun 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the (1) --vmlinux, (2) --session-dir, or (3) --xen argument, related to the daemonrc file and the do_save_setup and do_load_setup functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2471?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Maynard Johnson Oprofile.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2471?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2471 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2011-2471 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2471 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvp9-2x6w-jpq3.