CVE-2011-3124 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.5 and 8.5.0.1 on Unix and Linux, including IBM InfoSphere DataStage. The flaw stems from incorrect file ownership assignments, allowing local users to gain elevated privileges through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_datastage:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_datastage:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.