CVE - CVE-2011-2490

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-2490	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
opielogin.c in opielogin in OPIE 2.4.1-test1 and earlier does not check the return value of the setuid system call, which allows local users to gain privileges by arranging for an account to already be running its maximum number of processes.
References
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BID:48390 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48390 CONFIRM:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=631345 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698772 CONFIRM:https://bugzillafiles.novell.org/attachment.cgi?id=435901 DEBIAN:DSA-2281 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2281 MLIST:[oss-security] 20110622 CVE requests: opie off by one and setuid() failure URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/22/6 MLIST:[oss-security] 20110623 Re: CVE requests: opie off by one and setuid() failure URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/23/5 SECUNIA:39966 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/39966 SECUNIA:45136 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/45136 SECUNIA:45448 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/45448 SUSE:SUSE-SU-2011:0849 URL:https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/10082068 SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2011:0848 URL:https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/10082052
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20110615	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20110615)
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