CVE-2011-2922 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in ktsuss versions 1.4 and earlier, where the GTK interface runs with root privileges. A local attacker can exploit this by manipulating the "GTK_MODULES" environment variable to potentially execute arbitrary code, gaining root access. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8 due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ktsuss_project:ktsuss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.