CVE-2011-4091

Description

The libobby server in inc/server.hpp in libnet6 (aka net6) before 1.3.14 does not perform authentication before checking the user name, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as server-usage patterns by a particular user and color preferences.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.64%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.0x539.de/?p=net6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=84afca022f063f89bfcd4bb32b1ee911f555abf1%3Bhp=ac61d7fb42a1f977fb527e024bede319c4a9e169
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00044.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00054.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727708 issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/31/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750632 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-4091?
CVE-2011-4091 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-4091?
To fix CVE-2011-4091, 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-2011-4091 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-4091 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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