CVE-2011-4338

HIGH

Shaman 1.0.9 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Shaman 1.0.9: Users can add the line askforpwd=false to his shaman.conf file, without entering the root password in shaman. The next time shaman is run, root privileges are granted despite the fact that the user never entered the root password.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/22/4
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=64066&p=1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 31.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
shaman_project/shaman 1.0.9
Published Feb 12, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026