CVE-2011-2473
OProfile < 0.9.6 - Arbitrary File Creation via Symlink Attack on opd_pipe
Title source: llmDescription
The do_dump_data function in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted --session-dir argument in conjunction with a symlink attack on the opd_pipe file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67978
Scores
EPSS
0.0040
EPSS Percentile
31.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (23)
maynard_johnson/oprofile
0.1
maynard_johnson/oprofile
0.2
maynard_johnson/oprofile
0.3
maynard_johnson/oprofile
0.4
maynard_johnson/oprofile
0.5
maynard_johnson/oprofile
0.5.1
maynard_johnson/oprofile
0.5.2
maynard_johnson/oprofile
0.5.3
maynard_johnson/oprofile
0.5.4
maynard_johnson/oprofile
0.6
... and 13 more
Published
Jun 09, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026