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Low
CVE-2011-0523
gypsy 0.8 does not properly restrict the files that can...
Vulnerability Description
gypsy 0.8 does not properly restrict the files that can be read while running with root privileges, which allows local users to read otherwise restricted files via unspecified vectors.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/10
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/107020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00034.html
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33431
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106919.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106927.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/10
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49991
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gypsy/+bug/690323
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gypsy/commit/?id=40101707cddb319481133b2a137294b6b669bd16
Affected Vendor
iain
View all reports →Affected Software
gypsy
Vulnerable Versions:
0.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 13th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.