CVE-2011-2490
N/A
Published: July 27, 2011 at 01:29 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:31 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpie
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
opielogin.c in opielogin in OPIE 2.4.1-test1 and earlier does not check the return value of the setuid system call, which allows local users to gain privileges by arranging for an account to already be running its maximum number of processes.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (12)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=631345Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/39966Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/45136Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2281Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/22/6Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/23/5Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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