CVE-2009-2911
SystemTap 1.0, when the --unprivileged option is used, does not properly restrict certain data sizes, which allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service or gain privileges via a print operation
02 Description
SystemTap 1.0, when the --unprivileged option is used, does not properly restrict certain data sizes, which allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service or gain privileges via a print operation
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 39.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-10-22 16:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 06:07Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-08-20
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2e8ca0899f3bc814d0b90400d8f97c100e3a6e64153d49d2a4c91d812869446f
05 Affected products
06 References
- sources.redhat.comhttp://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10750
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-10849https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00793.html
- gcc.gnu.orghttp://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41633
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20091021 CVE assignment notification -- CVE-2009-2911 - Three SystemTap-1.0 DoS issueshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/21/1
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-10719https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00627.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529175
- secunia.com37167http://secunia.com/advisories/37167
- www.securityfocus.com36778http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36778
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-2989http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2989
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- systemtap Fixed in 1.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- systemtap Fixed in 1.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- systemtap Fixed in 1.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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