CVE-2011-2921 Information

Description

ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior has the uid set to root and does not drop privileges prior to executing user specified commands which can result in command execution with root privileges.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154307/ktsuss-Suid-Privilege-Escalation.html https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2921 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2921

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8