CVE-2011-2921
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 19, 2019 at 04:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKtsuss
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 83%
Description
ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior has the uid set to root and does not drop privileges prior to executing user specified commands, which can result in command execution with root privileges.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ktsuss· Ktsuss Projectdistro
95%v ≤ 1.4
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154307/ktsuss-Suid-Privilege-Escalation.htmlx_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2921x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2921CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-273
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