Vulnerability CVE-2011-1006
Published: 2011-03-22   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_cgroup_spec function in tools/tools-common.c in the Control Group Configuration Library (aka libcgroup or libcg) before 0.37.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted controller list on the command line of an application. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Balbir singh -> Libcgroup 

 References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678107
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libcg/files/libcgroup/v0.37.1/libcgroup-0.37.1.tar.bz2/download
http://libcg.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libcg/libcg;a=commit;h=5ae8aea1ecd60c439121d3329d8eaabf13d292c1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0774
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0679
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025158
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46729
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0320.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2193
http://secunia.com/advisories/44093
http://secunia.com/advisories/43891
http://secunia.com/advisories/43758
http://secunia.com/advisories/43611
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00027.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056734.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056683.html
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