CVE-2011-2907

Description

Terascale Open-Source Resource and Queue Manager (aka TORQUE Resource Manager) 3.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass host-based authentication and submit arbitrary jobs via a modified PBS_O_HOST variable to the qsub program.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.74% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713090
https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/SVG:Advisory-SVG-2011-2296
http://www.clusterresources.com/pipermail/torqueusers/2011-August/013194.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49119 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/45524 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69138 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/11/1 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2907?
CVE-2011-2907 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2907?
To fix CVE-2011-2907, 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-2011-2907 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-2907 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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