CVE-2011-3364

NetworkManager: Console user can escalate to root via newlines in ifcfg-rh connection name

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the svEscape function in settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c in the ifcfg-rh plug-in for GNOME NetworkManager 0.9.1, 0.9.0, 0.8.1, and possibly other versions, when PolicyKit is configured to allow users to create new connections, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a newline character in the name for a new network connection, which is not properly handled when writing to the ifcfg file.

Vulnerabilidad de lista negra incompleta en la función svEscape en el fichero settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c del complemento ifcfg-rh para GNOME NetworkManager v0.9.1, v0.9.0, v0.8.1 y posiblemente otras versiones, cuando PolicyKit esta configurado para permitir a los usuarios crear nuevas conexiones, permite a usuarios locales ejecutar comandos de su elección a través de un carácter de nueva línea en el nombre de una nueva conexión de red, el cual no correctamente tratado al escribir en el fichero ifcfg.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-08-30 CVE Reserved
2011-11-04 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-05-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/10/09/cve-2011-3364-gnome-networkmanager-local-privilege-escalation	2024-08-06
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737338	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066828.html	2012-01-19
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:171	2012-01-19
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1338.html	2012-01-19
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3364	2011-09-26

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Ifcfg-rh Plug-in Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Ifcfg-rh Plug-in"				*		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.8.1 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.8.1"		-		Safe
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.9.0 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.9.0"		-		Safe
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.9.1 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.9.1"		-		Safe