CVE-2011-1769 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in SystemTap 1.4 and earlier versions when unprivileged mode is enabled. Local attackers can trigger a divide-by-zero error and system crash (OOPS) by providing a specially crafted ELF program containing DWARF expressions that are mishandled during context variable access. The vulnerability has a low severity score (CVSS 1.2) due to its local attack vector and high access complexity, resulting in only a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:systemtap:systemtap:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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