CVE-2011-4954

Description

cobbler has local privilege escalation via the use of insecure location for PYTHON_EGG_CACHE

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory gentoo.org Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: cobbler cobbler
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4954 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4954 issue tracking third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4954 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/12/10 third party advisory mailing list
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4954 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-4954?
CVE-2011-4954 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-4954?
To fix CVE-2011-4954, 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-2011-4954 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-4954 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2011-4954?
CVE-2011-4954 affects cobbler cobbler.
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