CVE-2011-2979

Public Exploit

Description

Bugzilla 4.1.x before 4.1.3 generates different responses for certain assignee queries depending on whether the group name is valid, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of private group names via a custom search. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2010-2756 regression.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.69% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory bugzilla.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/74298	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69166	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/45501	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/3.4.11/	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=674497	patch exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/74299	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2322	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49042	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2979?: CVE-2011-2979 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2979?: To fix CVE-2011-2979, 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-2011-2979 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2011-2979 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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