fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 does not properly restrict access to /proc/#####/io files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by polling a file, as demonstrated by discovering the length of another user's password.
Published 2012-06-13 10:24:56
Updated 2023-02-13 00:18:24
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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Products affected by CVE-2011-2495

Threat overview for CVE-2011-2495

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2011-2495
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2011-2495 9,187
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2495

0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2011-2495

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.1
LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.9
2.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2011-2495

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2011-2495

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