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
02 Description
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
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
- 0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 37.9% 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
- 2012-06-21 15:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 23:08Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-07-11
- 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
- 4c4fd0d0afc7657b9ecfdba2244c4dc161dbf988311bc957863fe30d34c75db2
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110721 CVE Request -- libgssapi, libgssglue -- Ability to load untrusted configuration file, when loading GSS mechanisms and their definitions during initializationhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/21/3
- bugzilla.novell.comhttps://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694598
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2012-7971http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082297.html
- secunia.com45075http://secunia.com/advisories/45075
- www.securityfocus.com48490http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48490
- www.citi.umich.eduhttp://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/linux/libgssglue/libgssglue-0.4.tar.gz
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110722 Re: CVE Request -- libgssapi, libgssglue -- Ability to load untrusted configuration file, when loading GSS mechanisms and their definitions during initializationhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/4
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2012-8067http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082072.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110812 Re: CVE Request -- libgssapi, libgssglue -- Ability to load untrusted configuration file, when loading GSS mechanisms and their definitions during initializationhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/12/10
- secunia.com50785http://secunia.com/advisories/50785
- secunia.com50973http://secunia.com/advisories/50973
- lwn.netSUSE-SU-2011:0696http://lwn.net/Alerts/449415/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libgssglue Fixed in 0.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libgssglue Fixed in 0.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libgssglue Fixed in 0.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.