CVE-2011-3180

Public Exploit

Description

kiwi before 4.98.08, as used in SUSE Studio Onsite 1.2 before 1.2.1 and SUSE Studio Extension for System z 1.2 before 1.2.1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the path of an overlay file, related to chown.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.49% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/4	mailing list
https://github.com/openSUSE/kiwi/commit/f0f74b3f6ac6d47f7919aa9db380c0ad41ffe55f#	patch exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00015.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3180?: CVE-2011-3180 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3180?: To fix CVE-2011-3180, 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-2011-3180 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2011-3180 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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