CVE-2011-2520 describes a critical vulnerability in system-config-firewall versions 1.2.29 and earlier, affecting Fedora and Red Hat distributions. This flaw stems from the unsafe use of the Python pickle module during D-Bus communication, potentially allowing local users to achieve privilege escalation through crafted serialized objects. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but successful exploitation could lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:system-config-firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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