CVE-2011-2472

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.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.3 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

EPSS

0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 44th percentile

Published

2011-06-09

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700883

Security advisories

• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1166-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry