Vulnerability CVE-2011-2520
Published: 2011-07-21   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
fw_dbus.py in system-config-firewall 1.2.29 and earlier uses the pickle Python module unsafely during D-Bus communication between the GUI and the backend, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted serialized object.

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6/10
10/10
1.5/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
High
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Redhat -> System-config-firewall 

 References:
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063314.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025793
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/18/6
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0953.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48715
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717985
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68734
Copyright 2024, cxsecurity.com

 

Back to Top