Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-2910
The AX.25 daemon (ax25d) in ax25-tools before 0.0.8-13 does not check the return value of a setuid call. The setuid call is responsible for dropping privileges but if the call fails the daemon would continue to run with root privileges which can allow possible privilege escalation.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2011-2910
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:linux-ax25:ax25-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2910
0.13%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 29 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2011-2910
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.2
|
HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
|
6.7
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2011-2910
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2011-2910
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https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2910
CVE-2011-2910Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2910
730783 – (CVE-2011-2910) CVE-2011-2910 ax25-tools: possible privilege escalation due to failure to check for s*id return valuesIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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