CVE-2011-2709 describes a privilege checking vulnerability in libgssapi and libgssglue versions prior to 0.4. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code by loading untrusted configuration files through the GSSAPI_MECH_CONF environment variable, as demonstrated with mount.nfs. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating a medium severity with a local attack vector, high attack complexity, and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or Metasploit modules are available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssglue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssglue:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssglue:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssapi:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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