CVE-2011-4954

cobbler: Local privilege escalation due use of insecure (world writable) location for PYTHON_EGG_CACHE cache

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Published Nov 19, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

cobbler

cobbler

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2011-09-28`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cobblerd:cobbler:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-4861	cobbler has local privilege escalation via the use of insecure location for PYTHON_EGG_CACHE

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.341% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/12/10
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4954
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4954
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4954
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4954
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4954
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4954

History

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Subscriptions

Cobblerd Cobbler

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:23 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Nov 19, 2019, 3:41 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:23 AM
Reserved: Dec 23, 2011, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 19, 2019, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM

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Red Hat Updated: Sep 28, 2011, 12:00 AM

Severity: Important
Public date: Sep 28, 2011, 12:00 AM

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