CVE-2011-2473 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in OProfile versions 0.9.6 and earlier, specifically within the do_dump_data function in utils/opcontrol. An attacker could exploit this by using a crafted --session-dir argument combined with a symlink attack on the opd_pipe file, potentially leading to the creation or overwriting of arbitrary files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.3, indicating a medium severity with high impact on integrity and availability, requiring local access and medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
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