Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2011-4970

critical Nessus Plugin ID 260920

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in LCG Disk Pool Manager (DPM) before 1.8.6, as used in EGI UDM, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) r_token variable in the dpm_get_pending_req_by_token, (2) dpm_get_cpr_by_fullid, (3) dpm_get_cpr_by_surl, (4) dpm_get_cpr_by_surls, (5) dpm_get_gfr_by_fullid, (6) dpm_get_gfr_by_surl, (7) dpm_get_pfr_by_fullid, (8) dpm_get_pfr_by_surl, (9) dpm_get_req_by_token, (10) dpm_insert_cpr_entry, (11) dpm_insert_gfr_entry, (12) dpm_insert_pending_entry, (13) dpm_insert_pfr_entry, (14) dpm_insert_xferreq_entry, (15) dpm_list_cpr_entry, (16) dpm_list_gfr_entry, or (17) dpm_list_pfr_entry function; the (18) surl variable in the dpm_get_cpr_by_surl function; the (19) to_surl variable in the dpm_get_cpr_by_surls function; the (20) u_token variable in the dpm_get_pending_reqs_by_u_desc, (21) dpm_get_reqs_by_u_desc, (22) dpm_get_spcmd_by_u_desc, (23) dpm_insert_pending_entry, (24) dpm_insert_spcmd_entry, or (25) dpm_insert_xferreq_entry function; the (26) s_token variable in the dpm_get_spcmd_by_token, (27) dpm_insert_cpr_entry, (28) dpm_insert_gfr_entry, (29) dpm_insert_pfr_entry, (30) dpm_insert_spcmd_entry, (31) dpm_update_cpr_entry, (32) dpm_update_gfr_entry, or (33) dpm_update_pfr_entry function; or remote administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (34) poolname variable in the dpm_get_pool_entry, (35) dpm_insert_fs_entry, (36) dpm_insert_pool_entry, (37) dpm_insert_spcmd_entry, (38) dpm_list_fs_entry, or (39) dpm_update_spcmd_entry function. (CVE-2011-4970)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 260920

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2011_4970.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/3/2025

Updated: 9/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-4970

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lcgdm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4970

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