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CVE-2011-2472

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-2472 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in OProfile versions 0.9.6 and earlier, specifically within the utils/opcontrol component. This flaw allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by manipulating the --save argument with directory traversal sequences, potentially leading to data corruption or system compromise. With a CVSS score of 6.3, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and requires local access, but can result in complete integrity and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:maynard_johnson:oprofile:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.3MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
9.2
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0054 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: oprofile
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: oprofile

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-2472Moderate

oprofile: Directory traversal vulnerability in utils/opcontrol

Apr 26, 2011

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Exploit
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/7
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/05/11/1
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitPatch
secunia.com / advisories/45205
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/67979
debian.org / security/2011/dsa-2254
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1166-1