CVE - CVE-2011-3364

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-3364	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the svEscape function in settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c in the ifcfg-rh plug-in for GNOME NetworkManager 0.9.1, 0.9.0, 0.8.1, and possibly other versions, when PolicyKit is configured to allow users to create new connections, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a newline character in the name for a new network connection, which is not properly handled when writing to the ifcfg file.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/10/09/cve-2011-3364-gnome-networkmanager-local-privilege-escalation/ MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737338 FEDORA:FEDORA-2011-13425 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066828.html MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2011:171 URL:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:171 REDHAT:RHSA-2011:1338 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1338.html
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20110830	Disclaimer: The entry 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.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110830)
Votes (Legacy)

Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
This is an entry on the CVE List, which provides common identifiers for publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Search CVE Using Keywords: You can also search by reference using the CVE Reference Maps.
For More Information: cve@mitre.org