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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-0523

Original release date:08/13/2012

Last revised:08/14/2012

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

gypsy 0.8 does not properly restrict the files that can be read while running with root privileges, which allows local users to read otherwise restricted files via unspecified vectors.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:1.9 (LOW) (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 2.9

Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Locally exploitable

Access Complexity: Medium

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gypsy/commit/?id=40101707cddb319481133b2a137294b6b669bd16

Type: Patch Information; Exploit

Hyperlink:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gypsy/commit/?id=40101707cddb319481133b2a137294b6b669bd16

External Source: MISC

Name: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gypsy/+bug/690323

Hyperlink:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gypsy/+bug/690323

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33431

Hyperlink:https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33431

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20110125 Re: CVE request: multiple gypsy vulnerabilities