CVE-2011-1760

Description

utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to conduct eval injection attacks and gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the -e argument.

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/29/3

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/01/1

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/01/2

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/02/17

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/2

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1

http://secunia.com/advisories/44790

http://secunia.com/advisories/45205

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2254

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47652

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1166-1

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

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2