CVE-2011-0468 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The aaa_base package before 11.3-8.9.1 in SUSE openSUSE 11.3, and before 11.4-54.62.1 in openSUSE 11.4, allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a filename, related to tab expansion.

Published: 2011-04-01

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-0488	The aaa_base package before 11.3-8.9.1 in SUSE openSUSE 11.3, and before 11.4-54.62.1 in openSUSE 11.4, allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a filename, related to tab expansion.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00047.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-03/msg00010.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43825
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0468.html
http://www.osvdb.org/71253
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46983
https://bugzilla.novell.com/678827
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66245

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Opensuse Opensuse

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-04-01T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:51:09.082Z

Reserved: 2011-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-0468

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-04-04T12:27:36.577

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-0468

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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