CVE-2011-1496

Public Exploit

Description

tmux 1.3 and 1.4 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows local users to gain utmp group privileges via a filename to the -S command-line option.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1015 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44081 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44239 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17147 exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058452.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47283 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2212 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0897 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1002 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058548.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058367.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66693 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1496?
CVE-2011-1496 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1496?
To fix CVE-2011-1496, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1496 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1496 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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