CVE-2011-2709

libgssapi and libgssglue before 0.4 do not properly check privileges, which allows local users to load untrusted configuration files and execute arbitrary code via the GSSAPI_MECH_CONF environment variable, as demonstrated using mount.nfs.

CVSS v2.0 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 1.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/linux/libgssglue/libgssglue-0.4.tar.gz	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/45075	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/12/10
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082072.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48490
http://lwn.net/Alerts/449415/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082297.html
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694598
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/21/3
http://secunia.com/advisories/50973
http://secunia.com/advisories/50785

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssglue:0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssglue:0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssglue::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssapi:0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssapi:0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssapi::::::::

Information

Published : 2012-06-21 15:55

Updated : 2013-03-02 04:33

NVD link : CVE-2011-2709

Mitre link : CVE-2011-2709

JSON object : View

Products Affected

umich

libgssapi
libgssglue

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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