CVE-2011-2520
system-config-firewall: privilege escalation flaw via use of python pickle
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
fw_dbus.py en system-config-firewall v1.2.29 y anteriores utiliza el módulo Pickle de Phyton de forma insegura durante la comunicación D-Bus entre el interfaz gráfico y el backend, lo cual puede permitir a los usuarios locales conseguir privilegios mediante un objeto serializado manipulado.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
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Privileges Required
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2011-06-15 CVE Reserved
- 2011-07-19 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45294 | Not Applicable | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1025793 | Broken Link | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/18/6 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48715 | Broken Link | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68734 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063314.html | 2024-01-21 | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0953.html | 2024-01-21 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717985 | 2011-07-18 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2520 | 2011-07-18 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | System-config-firewall Search vendor "Redhat" for product "System-config-firewall" | <= 1.2.29 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "System-config-firewall" and version " <= 1.2.29" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 15 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "15" | - |
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