CVE-2011-1006 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2011-1006

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_cgroup_spec function in tools/tools-common.c in...

Vulnerability Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_cgroup_spec function in tools/tools-common.c in the Control Group Configuration Library (aka libcgroup or libcg) before 0.37.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted controller list on the command line of an application. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.

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.

Affected Vendor

balbir singh

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Affected Software

libcgroup
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.1b, 0.1c, 0.2, 0.3, 0.31, 0.32, 0.32.1, 0.32.2, 0.33, 0.34, 0.35, 0.35.1, 0.36, 0.36.1, 0.36.2, 0.37

Timeline

Official Publish: March 22nd, 2011
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

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Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.