Maynard Johnson OProfile up to 0.9.6 --session-dir path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Maynard Johnson OProfile. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument --session-dir results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2011-2472. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Maynard Johnson OProfile. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument --session-dir with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the --save argument, related to the --session-dir argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.

The weakness was shared 06/09/2011 as Bug 700883 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-2472 since 06/09/2011. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55567 (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : oprofile vulnerabilities (USN-1166-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67979), Tenable (55567), SecurityFocus (BID 48241†), Secunia (SA45205†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32500†). The entries VDB-57640, VDB-57638 and VDB-57623 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 55567
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : oprofile vulnerabilities (USN-1166-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 802108
OpenVAS Name: OProfile Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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04/26/2011 🔍
06/09/2011 +44 days 🔍
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06/13/2011 +4 days 🔍
07/12/2011 +29 days 🔍
08/01/2011 +20 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1330 days 🔍
11/08/2021 +2422 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 700883
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2472 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57639

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X-Force: 67979
SecurityFocus: 48241 - OProfile Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 45205 - Ubuntu update for oprofile, Not Critical
Vulnerability Center: 32500 - OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier Local Arbitrary Files Overwrite Vulnerability via a \x27..\x27 Sequence, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/08/2021 14:15
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 03/29/2017 09:13 (13), 11/08/2021 14:15 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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