CVE-2011-4099 describes a vulnerability in the capsh program within libcap versions prior to 2.22, where the --chroot option fails to change the current working directory, allowing local users to bypass chroot restrictions. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring local access with low attack complexity, and potentially leading to confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libcap:libcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libcap:libcap:2.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libcap:libcap:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libcap:libcap:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libcap:libcap:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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