CVE-2011-2907 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass host-based authentication in TORQUE Resource Manager to submit arbitrary jobs, leading to potential code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-2907?

CVE-2011-2907 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Aug 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Terascale Open-Source Resource and Queue Manager (aka TORQUE Resource Manager) 3.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass host-based authentication and submit arbitrary jobs via a modified PBS_O_HOST variable to the qsub program.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2907?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Clusterresources Torque Resource Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2907?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2907 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2011-2907 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2907 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-74pr-q6xp-x6f3, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-2907.

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